Evansville Memorial and Gibson Southern squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Evansville Memorial had to settle for second. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. The Tigers were up 21-7 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Luke Dockery and Luke Brown certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Dockery picked up 238 receiving yards, while Brown threw for 297 yards and one touchdown. Dockery really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. JJ Lowery also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Zach Foster produced another solid performance rushing for 72 yards and a pair of scores, while also throwing for 194 yards and one TD for Gibson Southern.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evansville Memorial fell to 9-1. As for Gibson Southern, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gibson Southern, they will square off against Evansville Mater Dei at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Foster and Tate Mallory.
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