Football Recap: Rock Port Piles Up the Points Against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]

Blue Jays

Margin (Wins)

09/26/25 @ Stewartsville	76
09/05/25 vs Princeton	70
10/03/25 @ DeKalb	64
11/07/25 vs East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]	62
09/12/25 @ East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]	58

With a playoff win on the line, Rock Port rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 74-12 victory over East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won nine contests by 22 points or more so far this season.

Brock Holmes produced another solid effort rushing for 284 yards and eight TDs while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 62 yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rock Port was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Rock Port didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Holmes and Logan Ellis. Holmes is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.

Rock Port's record now sits at 10-0. As for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax], they moved to 6-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Rock Port will face off against Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] does not have any more games scheduled as of now.