Whitesboro is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Friday. They are taking a road trip to square off against the Life Oak Cliff Lions at 7:30 p.m. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 994 yards in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Whitesboro duked it out with Commerce last Friday. The Bearcats fell 35-28 to the Tigers. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Camron Howard
| 09/19/25 vs Commerce | 87 |
| 08/29/25 @ North Lamar | 53 |
| 09/05/25 vs Bells | 44 |
| 09/12/25 @ Graham | 3 |
Despite the defeat, Whitesboro got top-tier performance from Colt Fagan, who rushed for 75 yards and two TDs, and also threw for 210 yards and one touchdown. The Bearcats also got help from Camron Howard, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Life Oak Cliff didn't have quite enough to beat Pottsboro on Friday and fell 52-49. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 856th, while the Cardinals are ranked 257th).
Whitesboro will need to focus on slowing down Joshua Washington, one of several Life Oak Cliff players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 162 yards and three scores, and also picked up 123 receiving yards and three TDs. Washington really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 71 yards. Camren Phillips was another key passer, throwing for 297 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt.
Whitesboro's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Life Oak Cliff, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 3-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Whitesboro has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 161 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Life Oak Cliff has preferred to attack from the air: they average 315.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Whitesboro against Life Oak Cliff in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 70-22 win. In that game, the Bearcats amassed a halftime lead of 53-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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