If Pope was feeling good fresh off their 27-3 takedown of Lassiter two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pope Greyhounds came up short against the Woodstock Wolverines on Friday, falling 41-17. The Greyhounds have struggled against the Wolverines recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Several Greyhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was John Stuetzer, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Alterman handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
Pope didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Enzo Thompson and Corban Lewis.
Isaiah Payton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry for Woodstock. With that strong performance, Payton is now averaging an impressive 103.7 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Burmeister, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Pope now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Woodstock, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Pope will challenge Creekview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Creekview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season. As for Woodstock, they will take on Sequoyah at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodstock's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Sequoyah's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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