Dayton (3-5, 1-4) at West Fork (2-6, 1-4)
The details: 7 p.m. Thursday, Randall Reed Stadium
History: First ever meeting
Key player(s) for Dayton: Colton Havard and Merkle Judge were all over the place in Friday’s win over Splendora as each had 16 tackles apiece. Harvard also had an interception and a sack while Judge made two sacks.
Key player for West Fork: Junior Kylin Patin is a major contributor to a run-heavy Gators offense. Patin leads the team with five end zone visits and he has 375 yards.
Stat attack: Dayton put up absurd defensive numbers in Friday’s win over the Wildcats. It totaled 11 sacks – led by Andrew Soliz with three – and an astronomical 27 tackles for loss, which held Splendora to minus yardage.
Notables: This is West Fork’s first varsity season … The Gators have lost three straight games … West Fork’s lone District 8-5A Division II win came against Splendora on Oct. 4 … West Fork has scored 34 points total the last three weeks … It fell to Montgomery 59-6 this past Thursday night … Dayton’s 33 points Friday night were the second-most this season … Senior Jaleel Kendrick threw for a touchdown and ran for another against Splendora … The Broncos won at Randall Reed Stadium earlier this season against Porter in a non-district game … Dayton has the opportunity to match last year’s win today.
