Helena unable to keep pace with Oxford in third straight loss

Published 12:07 am Saturday, September 28, 2024

By Andrew Simonson

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By SCOTT MIMS | Special to the Reporter

HELENA — The Oxford Yellow Jackets (6-0) handed the Helena Huskies (2-3) their third loss of the season on Sept. 27, 35-10, at Helena High School.

The Huskies were first to score on a field goal in the first quarter. As the quarter drew to a close with 41 seconds on the clock, the Jackets crossed the goal line but were called back due to a holding penalty.

Oxford’s Caleb Wynn scored a touchdown with 11:11 in the second, and Wynn found the end zone a second time with 9:01 in the second quarter. Before halftime, Mason Mims completed a touchdown pass to Damious Wilson to make the score 21-3 at the half.

The Huskies cut Oxford’s lead nearly in half as Jeremy Spratling scored a rushing touchdown with 9:06 left in the third quarter.

At this point, it still looked like anybody’s game. However, less than two minutes later, Mims found Jaylin Taylor to put Oxford back up at 28-10.

Wynn scored the final touchdown of the night on a 70-yard run to preserve the Jackets’ undefeated streak with their sixth straight win of the season.

For the Huskies, Nate Ferguson completed eight of 17 passes for 50 yards and two interceptions, and K.J. Underwood passed for 14 yards.

As for the receivers, Nate Jones hauled in five receptions for a total of 33 yards, Torrey Ward had two catches for 9 yards and Connor Guida and Chris Brown each caught a pass for 8 and 14 yards, respectively.

On the ground, Spratling had 26 carries for 126 yards and his touchdown, while Ferguson had five carries for 6 yards and Jacoby Studimire was credited for six carries and 26 total yards.

Next week, Helena takes on Benjamin Russell in a home region game.

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