The Wheatland-Grinnell Thunderhawks will challenge the Marmaton Valley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheatland-Grinnell will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Wheatland-Grinnell ended up a good deal behind Logan/Palco and lost 20-6.
Meanwhile, Marmaton Valley scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 84-78 hit to the loss column at the hands of Reno County HomeSchool. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (50), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.
Marmaton Valley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Brayden Lawson, who rushed for 143 yards and five touchdowns, and Cooper Scharff, who gained 226 total yards and four touchdowns. Scharff got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Jaedon Granere was another key player, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Marmaton Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Marmaton Valley'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 Todd Stevenson, Tyler Lord, and Lawson picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Lawson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Wheatland-Grinnell's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Marmaton Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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