On Friday, Rock Port faced Mound City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Port Blue Jays claimed a resounding 46-16 victory over the Mound City Panthers on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
Rock Port was led to victory by Corbyn Jakub and Brock Holmes. Jakub rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Holmes gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns. Holmes' longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rock Port was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Although Mound City took the loss, they still got scores from Kane Derr and Creyton Roup.
The win for Rock Port keeps them at an undefeated 7-0. As for Mound City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Rock Port has already played their next match, a 44-12 victory against East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] on the 18th. As for Mound City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 36-21 win against South Holt on the 18th.
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