The Pottsboro Cardinals will take on the Mount Vernon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mount Vernon took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pottsboro, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Pottsboro was able to grind out a solid win over Sanger, taking the game 42-35. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Indians are ranked 743rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cayden Humphrey was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 207 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Zavier Brady was Humphrey's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Pottsboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jett Mackey and Brady. Brady also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making nine total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in Sanger's side was Cayson Watson, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pottsboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon lost 27-6 to Rusk on Friday.
Pottsboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Pottsboro came up short against Mount Vernon in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 45-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Vernon's Dawson Witherspoon, who rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Pottsboro knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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