The Graham Steers will head out on the road to face off against the Whitesboro Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Graham ended up a good deal behind Springtown and lost 35-21. The Steers were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Graham might have lost, but man, Ty Thompson was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 129 yards on 14 of 34 attempts. Hayden Horn also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Graham wouldn't let Springtown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Graham can thank Bruin Wright and Denton Lauster for forcing both of them. Wright also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making 19 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending a pass. Graham got some further help from Brycen Rogers: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Whitesboro was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took an 18-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bells.
Despite the defeat, Whitesboro had strong showings from Colt Fagan, who threw for 257 yards and a touchdown, and Brayden Bomar, who picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Bomar is now averaging an impressive 107.5 receiving yards per game.
Graham's record is now 1-1. As for Whitesboro, their record now sits at 1-1.
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