The Wylie East Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeview Centennial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeview Centennial took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wylie East, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Wylie East humbled McKinney Boyd with a 38-8 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Broncos are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Howard Fisher IV was a one-man wrecking crew for Wylie East as he threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Wylie East also got help from King Baribe, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Wylie East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Rome Jeffers and Damon Vinson. Jeffers is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Wylie East got some further help from Sean Berry: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wylie East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinney Boyd only rushed for 61.
Meanwhile, Lakeview Centennial ended up a good deal behind McKinney on Friday and lost 41-24. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wylie East pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lakeview Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Wylie East against Lakeview Centennial when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-14 victory. In that matchup, Wylie East amassed a halftime lead of 55-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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