Frosh down Mavericks

The Whitehouse freshman maroon team picked up a big road win last Thursday night in Marshall defeating the Mavericks 22-12.

The beginning of the game started out bad for the Wildcats as Marshall scored on its first two possessions to take a 12-0 lead. However, the Wildcat defense would tighten up and not allow another Maverick point the rest of the night.

Early in the third quarter, the Wildcats finally got on the board as QB Payton Smith hit Carl Caldwell on a 10-yard TD pass to cut the score to 12-6.

Then, with three minutes remaining in the game, the Wildcats scored again with Josh McGill on the receiving end of a 30-yard TD pass from Smith. Taylor Burns connected on the PAT, giving the Cats the lead, 13-12.

On the ensuing kickoff, Roderick Johnson recovered the pooch kick by Burns and two plays later, Johnson went the distance on a 35-yard TD run. Burns' PAT extended the Wildcat lead to 20-12.

The Wildcat special teams would then come up big with a tackle on the ensuing kickoff, backing the Mavericks up inside their own five yard line. Two plays later, Montrel Walker tackled the Marshall QB in the end zone for a two-point safety, finishing the score at 22-12.

Other standout members of the offense were Ben Miles, John Adams, Ethan Cavett, Clint Gupton, and Josh Wilson.

Playing well defensively were Kevin Hickman, Cayden McDonald, Tanner Hayes, Logan Taylor, David Godinez, Tyler Bloom, Gabe Wilson, Joey Coggins, Terry Novak, Xavier Hawkins, Ty Sorrell and Walker.

The win puts the maroon team's record at 4-4-1 on the season and 2-3-1 in district.

The white team opened the night with a 16-6 loss to the Mavericks. The Wildcats lone touchdown came on a 10-yard TD pass from Carson McKown to Julio Aleman.

Playing well of fensively were Colby Casey, Conner Crawford, Travis Conn, Chris Rogers, Cameron Shields, Tanner Odom, McKown and Aleman.

Defensive standouts for the night were Omar Sanchez, Jacob Williams, Zach Hatchett, Nathan Bur ton, Tanner Cooke, Ricky Hernandez, Ryan Mosely, McKown and Crawford.

The loss moves the white team's record to 1-2-3 on the season and 1-2-1 in district play. Both teams are in action tonight as they play host to Nacogdoches at Wildcat Stadium to end their season.