No let up for the Wildcats ?
Kennedale (1-1), who is coming off an upset loss at Alvarado last week 21-14, returns home to host Wichita Falls Rider High School. The Rider HS Raiders come into the game at 1-2 and are coming off of their first win of the season. {{more:Read more … }}Kennedale will be protecting their home field win streak and trying to regain their ranking in the 4A battles.about the Raiders …
Rider High School is in Class 5A with an enrollment of approximately 1500 students. The school plays in District 5 which included Denton Ryan, Denton, Denison, Wichita Falls HS, Sherman and Denton Braswell. Last year, the Raiders finished at 7-5 overall and 5-2 in district play. They made the area playoffs before losing out to Everman in a 42-23 loss.
In week one, the Raiders lost big to Mansfield Legacy (2-1) by 50-19. In week two, Lubbock Coronado (3-0) barely survived the game with Rider and managed to come away with a 54-47 win. In week three, the Raiders beat winless Palo Duro team 41-28.returners and current stats …
Rider lost almost all the offense last year returning just 2 starters. But, senior Willie Cherry (6?2?, 190) has returned from an injury last year at mid-season and currently has 24 completions for 356 yards and 3 touchdowns. Leading the team in rushing is senior Wade Phillips (6?0?, 210) with 307 yards on 54 carries for a 5.6yds average. In receptions junior Tre?Shawn Humphrey (6?0?) leads the team with 12 catches for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns. Overall, the team is averaging 316 yards per game with 167 by ground and 200 by air.
Rider returned 6 starters on a defense that has been called very physical. On the defensive front line, Rider returns senior Jose Barron (5?9?, 235 ? 85 tackles & 4 sack in ?15) and senior Shane Robertson (6?1?, 265 ? 55 tackles in ?15) and have added more defensive power with an out of state transfer, senior Bryce Hughes (5?11?, 185), who really came in as a running back but currently leads the team in tackles at 32. He was responsible for a blocked a field goal attempt last week that led to a 78 yard return for a Rider touchdown. He also made a crucial block downfield on that runback. Two weeks earlier against Coronado, he block an extra point and ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Head coach is Mark Bindel. He is in his third year of coaching in the top spot, all at Rider High School. His teams have gone 8-5 and 7-5 the last two years and finished in the third in district each of those years.football & volleyball Friday …Kick-off is 7:30 p.m at Wildcat Stadium in Kennedale. The Kennedale Lady Kats volleyball team will be hosting Mineral Wells next door in the high school gym with the varsity playing at 4:30 p.m. The VB Kats will be looking for their 2 district win in as many games.
