Tomball and Willis squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Tomball had to settle for second. They took a 28-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Willis Wildkats. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Wildkats are ranked 18th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hunter Rathke, who picked up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jack Emerson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 87 yards on only seven carries for Willis. Emerson has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last ten times he's played.
Tomball's loss dropped their record down to 10-2. As for Willis, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Tomball does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Willis, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-35 defeat against DeSoto on the 30th.
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