A win for West just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 60-14 loss at the hands of the Northwest Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 11th).
Although West took the loss, they still got scores from Lee Straughter and Micah Fiscus.
Leading Northwest to victory were Augie Fast and Jaylen Mason. Fast rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, while Mason threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Fast's longest rush was for an impressive 59 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Ryder Campbell was Mason's top target, picking up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
West will host Louisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Louisburg's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so West's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Northwest, they will head out to square off against Manhattan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Manhattan's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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