It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in the Highlands Owls's tilt against the King Brahmas on Friday. The Owls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Despite the loss, Highlands still got an impressive performance from Jeremiah Mckane, who picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mckane got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
Even if they lost, Highlands' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Trey'Von Harden was especially locked on to King's QB and sacked him twice. Highlands got some further help from Mylon Pope: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
DYLON EVERETT had an outrageously good game for King as he threw for 189 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. King also got help from Julio Pineda-Garcia, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Highlands and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for King, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Highlands will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against La Vernia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Highlands focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for King, they will head out to take on Ray at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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