the take on Rider game and team success so far …
Last Friday night?s game between 5A Wichita Falls Rider High School and 4A Kennedale High School (3-0) was a game of ?we will take what you give us.? {{more: continue … }}
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| DJ Kirven (Jr) had huge game with 255 yds
& 6 TDs as the offense racked up 622 yards for the night (Photo:Staci Otts) |
However, Kennedale
was a little generous in allowing the pass at least in the beginning. Rider
finished the night for a grand total of 337 yards going 19-30 with no
interceptions. That is a huge number but in the end it equaled out to just 3
TDs by air and 1 by ground leaving Kennedale a 5 TD advantaged.
Rider runs a spread offense and adds a quick count to keep opposing teams off balance. In the two games leading up to the match up with Kennedale, the Rider Raiders had amassed 916 yards in total offense with 565 of that through the air. This gave them a two game average of 485 yards per game.
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| Braelin Brown Sr) with a take down as
the Cats shutdown the Raider running game to an average of a yard per and slowed the aerial show for the win against Rider (Photo:Staci Otts) |
How is Kennedale doing so far?
KHS Cheerleaders at Rider game as the Kennedale Nation has something to shout about with a 3-0 record and improvement
in all phases of the game (Photo:Staci Otts)
It is not fair to compare teams from year to year because the players are different and so are the teams that they play, maybe not in name but in make-up. Having said that, this is how it looks this year. The following are the stats for the first three games of this year and last year – against the same opponents.
Record:
- 2017- 3-0
- 2016 2-1
Nathan Otts (Sr) hauls in a 44 yard pass as QB Evan Jowers (Jr) went 3/4 for 85 yards in the Rider win as the Cats try
to step up their passing game this year (photo Staci Otts)
Offense:
- 2017 – Rush 1040 yds @ 346.7 pg, Pass 178 @ 59.3 pg = 1219 tl yds @ 406.3 pg
- 2016 ? Rush 982 yards @ 327.3 pg, Pass 138 yds @ 46 pg = 1,120 tl yds @ 373.3 pg
Scoring:
- 2017 – Scoring 24 TDs, 14/15 PATs, 1/1 FG, 161 pts @ 53.7 pg
- 2016 ? Scoring 7 TDs, 5/6 PATS, 2/3 FG, total 69 pts @ 23 pg
Defense:
- 2017 – Defense tckls 221, sacks 6, 4 Int, 6 fumbles, 1 fg blk, score against 39 pts (13 pg)
- 2016 ? Defense tckl 186, sacks 3, 1 Int, 1 fum, score against 68 pts (22.7 pg)
Kicking Offs/Punts:
- 2017 – KO 15, 59.1 avg, Punts 2, 53.0 avg, Touchbacks 15
- 2016 ? KO 4, 57.6 avg, Punts 7, 27.9 avg, Touchbacks 8
Penalties: (a major issue last year)
- 2017 ? Terrell 14/109, Avarado 4/45, Rider 2/20 = 20/174 yds
- 2016 ? Terrell 8/73 yds, Avarado 8/56, Rider 9-92 = 25/221 yds
HOMECOMING FRIDAY: Wear green! Come earlier! Cheer long and loud! Pre-game activity starts at 7 p.m. Lady Kat Volleyball going for sweep of the first half of district play with game against Lake Worth. Game time 4:30 p.m. at KHS.
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