Canton clinches playoff spot, stays in chase for second seed
Photo by Doug Stuart
Hunter Moore had a hand in all six Canton touchdowns during play against the Emory Rains Wildcats Oct. 28.
Over the past 15 years, much of the talk about Texas high school football has centered on the proliferation of spread based, pass heavy offenses that makes Friday night contests more closely resemble a 7 on 7 game instead of traditional 11-man football.
While that may still be the case for many schools, one look at Canton’s 2016 schedule shows that the pendulum could well be beginning to swing back the other direction.
The Eagles entered play Oct. 28 against a run-heavy Emory Rains team having already crossed paths with similar offenses in Brownsboro, Mabank, Life Waxahachie, North Lamar and Ferris.
With plenty of experience already in tow, Canton did well to fend off a stiff Wildcat challenge on Friday to earn a 40-29 road win, improve to 7-2 on the season (including 3-1 overall in District 6-4A play), and secure a spot in the playoffs.
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