Mortimer Jordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of the Homewood Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Patriots are ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, Mortimer Jordan saw an underclassman step up: Blaze Neely threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. That's the most rushing yards Neely has posted since back in September of 2023.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Will Myers and his top target Tomon Felton. Myers threw for 340 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes while Felton picked up 161 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Felton's longest reception was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylen Newell, who picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mortimer Jordan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Homewood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Mortimer Jordan will square off against Parker at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parker will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Mortimer Jordan surely won't give up without a fight. As for Homewood, they will take on Woodlawn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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