Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yates). They breezed past the Worthing Colts to the tune of 55-14 on Saturday. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 7-6 victory the Colts walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
Jordan Simmons continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and three scores on only eight carries. Yates also got a significant boost from Chris Brown, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Lions
| 09/27/25 vs Worthing | 328 |
| 09/19/25 @ Wheatley | 322 |
| 09/13/25 vs Scarborough | 148 |
| 09/05/25 vs Madison | 164 |
| 08/28/25 vs Royal | 113 |
| + 3 more games |
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Yates was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Simmons, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
The win keeps Yates at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.2 points on average this season. As for Worthing, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Yates will face off against rival Kashmere at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Worthing is set to take on their familiar foe Northside at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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