Guyer has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Coppell Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Guyer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Flower Mound by a score of 44-36 on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Jaguars are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kevin Sperry continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 276 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 56 yards. Sterling Schneider was another key player, rushing for 152 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Guyer's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as David Williams, Xavier Ukponu, and Jonah Shamy picked up one apiece. Ukponu also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Flower Mound's side was Kaedyn Cobbs, who made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Guyer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Coppell put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Hebron at home. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won three contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Coppell's defense made their presence known, laying out Patrick Crayton Jr. five times. In that department, Weston Polk was the leader with two sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Coppell got some further help from Blake Isbell: he picked up a sack, made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Guyer's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Coppell, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Guyer ended up a good deal behind Coppell when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 35-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coppell's Edward Griffin, who threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. Now that Guyer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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