The Bells Panthers will face off against the Whitesboro Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
After dropping their season opener at home, Whitesboro is headed out to face a Panthers team ready to give their home crowd a win. Bells fell just short of Pottsboro by a score of 35-32 on Friday.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Bryson Thompson, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Wright, who rushed for 100 yards on only seven carries.
Wright wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Bells was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Whitesboro over North Lamar in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Whitesboro blew past North Lamar 48-25. The Bearcats pushed the score to 34-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
Whitesboro found their leader in underclassman Colt Fagan, who threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Brayden Bomar, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Whitesboro wouldn't let North Lamar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Korbin Ross, Mason Scarbrough, and Austin Freeman picked up one apiece. Freeman didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made three total tackles.
Bells beat Whitesboro 38-27 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Bells repeat their success, or does Whitesboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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