Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hector). They breezed by the Westside Rebels to the tune of 64-32 on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hector's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Landen Darter led the charge by rushing for 166 yards and five touchdowns. Darter has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Newport, who threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns.
Hector was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hector's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Westside, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Hector will host Conway Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conway Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Hector likes a good challenge. As for Westside, they will venture away from home to take on Bigelow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westside will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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