It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Pontotoc can now relate to. They took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Houston Hilltoppers on Thursday. The Vikings gained 68 more yards on the day, but it was the Hilltoppers that made the best use of them.
Drew Winfun
| 11/06/25 vs Houston | 2 |
| 10/31/25 @ Tishomingo County | 4 |
| 10/24/25 vs South Pontotoc | 4 |
When it comes to explaining why North Pontotoc lost, don't look at Drew Winfun. Despite the final result, he rushed for 95 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 191 yards and one touchdown. Winfun has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Braylin Rogers produced another solid performance rushing for 133 yards and two scores for Houston. Rogers didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles and defended two passes. Tychason Townsend got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
North Pontotoc's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Houston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7.
North Pontotoc does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Houston, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 26-8 defeat against Clarksdale on the 14th.
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