Two dominant signal callers in Deuce Timmons and Graylyn Fry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will head out to face off against the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Panther Creek will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Sulphur Springs extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 38-14 margin over Lake Dallas. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Jaxson Haire had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 167 yards and one TD while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 79 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Mason Cooper, who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Sulphur Springs' run defense was locked in: Lake Dallas could only muster three yards per carry. The team can thank Alex McCormick for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sulphur Springs didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.1.
Sulphur Springs didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Jeter and Jio Ibarra. Ibarra got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek humbled Aubrey with a 52-7 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Chaparrals the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Chaparrals has come to flipping the script.
Sulphur Springs better keep an eye on Jalen Lott. He was instrumental in Panther Creek's win, picking up 220 receiving yards and three scores. Those 220 receiving yards gave Lott a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Webb, who picked up 75 receiving yards and one TD.
Panther Creek's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Parker Ord and Donovan Odum, who racked up all six sacks between them. Elyon White was another major factor on D, forcing one fumble, making seven total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending one pass.
Sulphur Springs' record now sits at 8-1. As for Panther Creek, their record is now an identical 8-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Sulphur Springs has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 203.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Panther Creek has preferred to attack from the air: they average 302.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Sulphur Springs was taken down by Panther Creek 41-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Fry, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also punched in one score on the ground. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
