The Whippet Football Team lost a heartbreaking game to Jefferson by the score of 13-14 on Friday night, September 2.

The Whippet offense, especially the run game, took control from the opening kickoff. On their first drive, the Whippets marched right down the field, 63 yards, capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run by Nate Black to take the early 7-0 lead. Jefferson eventually responded with a touchdown in the 2nd quarter to tie the game at 7. Throughout the first half the Whippet offense, powered by their run game, continued to move the ball well but unfortunately couldn’t capitalize and put any more points on the board.

The 3rd quarter went scoreless, and Jefferson finally broke the tie with a touchdown to take the 14-7 lead with 8:52 left in the game. Not willing to give up, the Whippet offense responded with another impressive drive, going 80 yards in roughly 4 minutes, finished off by a 7-yard touchdown run by Aaron Porras. Unfortunately, Whitewater was unable to get the extra point attempt off and trailed 13-14 with just under 5 minutes left to go in the game.

The Whippet defense got the stop they needed, but without having any timeouts, Jefferson was able to run the clock down to under 2 minutes before they had to punt the ball away to Whitewater. Although they were able to move the ball down the field, the Whippets’ two-minute offense stalled on a close 4th down play, turning the ball back over to Jefferson with 30 seconds to go, and the Eagles were able to run out the clock and end the game.

The Whippets offense had an impressive night on the ground with 53 carries for 362 yards resulting in 6.8 yards/carry.

Statistical Leaders:
Aaron Porras: 22 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD
Nate Black: 11 carries-108 yards, 1 TD, 3 receptions-68 yards
Mason Nobs: 10 carries-72 yards
Eli Rodriguez: 10 carries-29 yards, 3/10 passing-68 yards

Article Submitted by Jason Bleck
Whitewater High School Head Football Coach
jbleck@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mischka