Football ‘tackles’ McKinney Boyd 49-16, looks to play Denton Braswell

Neena Sidhu

As he runs toward the end zone, senior wide receiver Hunter Summers holds on to the ball after a catching a pass from senior quarterback Harrison Rosar. The Prosper Eagle football team is led by head coach Brandon Schmidt. This game was played Thursday, Oct. 13 at the McKinney ISD Stadium.

Neena Sidhu, Chief Operating Officer
October 20, 2022

After a 49-16 win against McKinney Boyd, the Prosper Eagles look to face the Denton Braswell Bengals in the eighth district game of the season. The teams will face off tomorrow, October 21 at home — Children’s Health Stadium at Prosper ISD — at 7 p.m.

Arms in the air, senior Adam Due celebrates breaking up a pass. Due plays as a safety. All defensive backs are led by coach Tyrel Lenard. (Riley McConnell)

With only three games left in the regular season, the Eagles are heading into the game with a 6-1 record, while the Bengals are heading in with a 2-5 record. Overall, the Eagles are ranked higher, within the state at 11 and the Bengals at 93, according to MaxPreps. Similar to last week, Prosper is going into the game with a higher record overall.

Against Boyd, the Eagles connected on the offense, being able to put up 49 points against the Broncos. The defense also was able to stop the Bronco offense, only letting them put up 16 points within the first half, then not letting them score in the second. If the Eagles continue with this pattern, tomorrow will be a good game.

After a turnover against McKinney Boyd, senior Carson McClendon dunks the football into turnover can. The turnover can is a tradition that the team has. The Eagles won 49-16 against the Broncos. (Neena Sidhu)

Last year when Braswell and Prosper faced off, the Eagles won 38-17. Overall, the Eagles should be able to connect on the offense against Braswell, with senior quarterback Harrison Rosar leading. Rosar has been able to complete passes to senior wide receiver Hunter Summers throughout the season, who has been responsible for 13 touchdowns for the Eagles this season. Summers has had 744 yards this season as well.

On Braswell’s side, senior wide receiver Ja’ryan Wallace is heading into the game with 882 yards, which proves Braswell’s offense to also be strong.

The Eagles’ defense is coming into the game stronger than ever, with two interceptions and tackles by multiple defensive players that were able to stop the Bronco offense.

With this momentum, the Eagles are ready for a good matchup against the Bengals to start to close out the season.