After two games on the road, Eisenhower is heading back home. They will welcome the Northwest Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eisenhower is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Andover Central, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Eisenhower was ranked 17th). Eisenhower was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 27-26 to Andover Central. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Loss or not, Eisenhower got some senior leadership from Carter Pabst and Derek Morgan. Pabst picked up 145 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Morgan threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Pabst torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 79 yards. Eisenhower also got a significant boost from Brayden Pappas, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest). They claimed a resounding 62-8 victory over South at home. Considering the Grizzlies have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Augie Fast and Jaylen Mason were among the main playmakers for Northwest as the former rushed for 216 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries and the latter threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Griffin Baker was Mason's top target, picking up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eisenhower fell to 6-1. As for Northwest, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
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