Football Recap: Dumas Extends Winning Streak to Four

Bobcats

Previous 4 Games

10/17/25 vs Palestine-Wheatley	36-26
10/10/25 @ Barton	44-19
10/03/25 vs Rison	40-34
09/26/25 @ Lakeside	14-7

Dumas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 36-26 victory over the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bobcats also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dumas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Kilgore, who picked up 164 receiving yards and three TDs. Kilgore really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 73 yards. Kyle Young was another key player, having thrown for 258 yards and four touchdowns.

Dumas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Dumas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ke'Marion Jackson and Chaysen Gordon. Jordan Kinney was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Dumas' record is now 5-2. As for Palestine-Wheatley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Dumas wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 38-16 loss against Fordyce on the 24th. As for Palestine-Wheatley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 29-28 win against McGehee on the 24th.