It was a proper cat-fight when Cypress Park duked it out with Cy-Fair on Saturday. The Tigers were outmatched by the Bobcats and fell 56-20. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-10.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ja'Harvey Johnson, who rushed for 135 yards and one score on only 14 carries. Cypress Park also got help from Anthoni Terrell, who showed off his sure hands for 116 receiving yards.
A big part of Cy-Fair's victory came down to the chemistry between Sean Riegler and his top target Kevin Ferrygood. Riegler threw for 317 yards and five TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes while Ferrygood picked up 148 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Ferrygood was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 57 yards. Another back making a difference was Arnell Fontenot, who rushed for 54 yards and a pair of scores.
Cypress Park's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Cy-Fair, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cypress Park and Cy-Fair could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 768th) will meet Heights (ranked 365th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cy-Fair will square off against Dickinson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (179 vs. 26).
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