After flying high against Hopatcong last Thursday, Whippany Park came back down to earth. The Whippany Park Wildcats were beaten by the High Point Wildcats 49-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Whippany Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while High Point is ranked 135th).
A big part of High Point's win came down to the chemistry between Jerron Martress and his top target John Elko. Martress rushed for 160 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry while Elko rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Martress is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 113 every time he's taken the field this season.
Whippany Park's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-5. As for High Point, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Whippany Park's road trip will continue as they head out to face Cresskill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for High Point, they will challenge Becton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. High Point is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.4 points per game this season.
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