Highland Park's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They strolled past the Sunray Bobcats with points to spare, taking the game 38-20. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hornets considering their six-point performance the contest before.

Josh Marler
10/17/25 @ Sunray | 159.2 |
09/13/24 @ Clarendon | 140.7 |
09/19/25 @ Memphis | 127.9 |
09/06/24 vs Bovina | 110 |
09/12/25 vs Clarendon | 105 |
Josh Marler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 265 yards and four TDs while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushing for 54 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (159.2). Highland Park also got a significant boost from Morgon Peace, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 92 yards.
Another reason for the win was Highland Park's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luis Sosa and Thomas Phan, who racked up all six sacks between them. Those four sacks set a new season-high mark for Sosa.
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Sunray, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Highland Park will take on rival Spearman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sunray is set to square off against their familiar foe Panhandle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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