Wildcats step out of region

By Staff
Scot Beard
THARPTOWN – The Tharptown football team becomes a group of road warriors this week as it begins its season-ending, five-game road trip at Brilliant.
This is the first game against a non-region opponent for the Wildcats, and they have a good chance of picking up their first multi-win season since joining region play in 2008.
The Tigers have struggled on offense this season and have managed to score only 28 points in the first five games. Brilliant is allowing 40.4 points per game.
Tharptown, which has faced some high-scoring offenses in the first half of the season, will have a good opportunity to put some big points on the board.
Tharptown is averaging 14.8 points per game. The Wildcats' season-high point total is 25 points against Waterloo.
The Tharptown defense could also have a season-best performance against Brilliant.
Brilliant's season-high point total was 14 points against South Lamar. The Tigers have been shutout twice this year.
This will be a crucial game for the Wildcats as they still have a slim chance of earning a playoff spot if they can upset R.A. Hubbard in Week 8.
This game against Brilliant could help determine the tiebreaker if the Wildcats, Vina and Waterloo all end the season with the same number of region wins.
The game starts at 7 p.m.