Rockets Beat Rival Mulvane
The Rockets beat the previously undefeated Mulvane Wildcats on Friday, September 22nd. The Rockets had a record night with sophomore Keedrin Jones having back-to-back 100-plus rushing games and 82 receiving yards for a total of 258 total scrimmage yards, most by a Rocket since 2009. The Rockets accumulated a total of 463 yards of offense with this being the most by a Rocket team since 2012. When asking Head Coach Landon Wright how he thought the Rockets played he said, “I'm proud of our men for what they were able to accomplish Friday night on both sides of the ball and I think they’re starting to see what they’re capable of.” Coach Wright was proud of the way the defense played. The Rockets held Mulvane 0-10 on 3rd down and 1-4 on 4th down. Milan Colvin had an outstanding game offensively and defensively, rushing for 47 yards on 10 carries and 1 touchdown and he had a strip-sack touchdown late in the 4th quarter. The Rockets win puts them at 2-2, the best start to a season since 2020. The Rockets face the Abilene Cowboys on Friday in their Homecoming game. The Cowboys currently have the number one passing offense in Class 4A. Abilene is coming off a 33-6 win against Chapman putting them at 3-1.