The Pine Tree Pirates will challenge the Yates Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pine Tree is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Lumberton to the tune of 35-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Pine Tree can attribute much of their success to Bryk Bratton, who rushed for 106 yards and one score on only 11 carries, and Chris Nickoles, who rushed for 73 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries. Rashaad Wofford was in the mix as well, providing the Pirates with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Yates gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Needville as they made off with a 50-24 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Bluejays are ranked 496th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yates' win came from a few key players Pine Tree will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jordan Simmons, who rushed for 83 yards and three TDs, and also picked up 108 receiving yards and one score. Chris Brown was another key player, throwing for 231 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing.
Yates' run defense was locked in: Needville could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank McKinley Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Yates' defense didn't let Cameron Hall, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Derrick Wolford, Davis, and Cortland Blackshire, who each picked up one sack apiece. Yates got some further help from Wolford: he picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Pine Tree's record now sits at 7-4. As for Yates, their record is now 11-0.
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