Franklin County had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over the New Castle Trojans on Friday. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.
Wyatt Bowling
| 08/22/25 @ New Castle | 290 |
| 08/23/24 vs New Castle | 17 |
| 10/25/24 vs Rushville | 14 |
| 09/27/24 @ Greensburg | 8 |
| 10/04/24 vs South Dearborn | 1 |
Wyatt Bowling had a dynamite game, rushing for 290 yards and three TDs while picking up 13.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 46 yards and one touchdown. Those 290 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Franklin County proved: they limited New Castle to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Blake Stephenson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Franklin County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.1.
Although New Castle took the loss, they still got scores from Darin Reynolds and Tylin Thrine.
Franklin County wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 62-28 victory against Connersville on the 29th. As for New Castle, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-0 win against Jay County on the 30th.
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