Harker Heights entered their tilt with Copperas Cove on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs, posting a 49-21 win. Considering the Knights have won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Harker Heights' victory came down to the chemistry between Hudson Humble and his top target Tyler (Tj) Johnson. Humble threw for 247 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes while (Tj) Johnson picked up 158 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Kaden Butler helped Humble out on the ground, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Harker Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Copperas Cove only rushed for 126.
Defeat or not, Copperas Cove got some senior leadership from Anthony King and Trishstin Glass. King threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.8% of his passes, while Glass picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. King has become a key player for Copperas Cove: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 250 passing yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
Harker Heights' record now sits at 6-2. As for Copperas Cove, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Shoemaker the next time they take the field. Copperas Cove will head out to face Shoemaker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Harker Heights will host them at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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