McKinney Boyd entered their game against Plano East on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The McKinney Boyd Broncos fell just short of the Plano East Panthers by a score of 34-31. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Panthers are ranked 114th).
Despite the loss, McKinney Boyd still got an impressive performance from Tyler Wall, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nick Wesloski was another key player, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
McKinney Boyd didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Charles Igo-Opurum and Marcus Johnson. Igo-Opurum also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Ugo Anosike was another major factor on D, picking up three sacks, making 11 total tackles (6.0 for loss), and defending a pass.
It was another big night for Travis Agee, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns for Plano East. Kareem Pittman also helped out with an impressive 113 receiving yards.
McKinney Boyd now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Plano East, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Rock Hill the next time they take the field. McKinney Boyd will head out to face Rock Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Plano East will host them at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th.
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