A victory for Mountain Ridge just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Williamsport Wildcats, falling 47-27. The Miners gained 120 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Mountain Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carter Clites, who threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. Another back making a difference was Kyree Griffin, who gained 123 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Mountain Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Owen Mcgeady.
A big part of Williamsport's win came down to the chemistry between Gabriel Parker and his top target Ceonta Wilmore. Parker threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Wilmore picked up 182 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Wilmore showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards. Masiah Martin also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mountain Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Williamsport, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Mountain Ridge's road trip will continue as they head out to face Keyser at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Williamsport, they will face off against Manchester Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Manchester Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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