It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westlake had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 35-10 margin over the North Shore Mustangs. Considering the Chaparrals have won 11 matchups by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rees Wise went supernova for Westlake, throwing for 143 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards and one touchdown. That's the most passing touchdowns Wise has posted since back in October. Westlake also got a significant boost from Grady Bartlett, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Wise was just one part of a punishing run game: Westlake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Westlake's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Elliott Schaper was the leader with two.
North Shore's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Bailey, who rushed for 94 yards, and also threw for 159 yards and one touchdown.
Chaparrals
| 12/14/24 vs North Shore | 35-10 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lake Travis | 24-17 |
| 11/29/24 vs Johnson | 52-14 |
| 11/22/24 vs Brennan | 24-7 |
| 11/15/24 vs Vista Ridge | 46-17 |
| + 7 more games |
The win (which was Westlake's 12th in a row) raised their record to 14-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.4 points per game. As for North Shore, with the loss, they broke their 14-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-1.
Westlake will head out to square off against North Crowley at 7:00 p.m. on December 21st. North Crowley is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Westlake a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. North Shore does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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