For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Wharton and Plant have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Wildcats lost to the Panthers on the road by a 28-12 margin. The Wildcats lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in November of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 67-21 score last time.

Khaled Osman
| 09/05/25 @ Sumner | 2 |
| 08/29/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 3 |
| 09/12/25 vs Robinson | 4 |
| 09/19/25 @ Durant | 6 |
| 10/03/25 vs East Bay | 7 |
Even if they lost, Wharton's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Khaled Osman. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11.
The critical scores for Plant came from Townsend 'TC' Evans, Deron Manuel, Nick Girsch, and Cedric Rogers.
Wharton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Plant, they moved to 3-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Wharton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 48-7 loss against Gaither on the 17th. As for Plant, they have also already played their next matchup, a 19-7 defeat against Berkeley Prep on the 17th.
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