On Friday, Aug. 30 the varsity football team traveled for their first game of the season to play against the Karnes City Badgers. The end result was a 36-14 loss for the Yorktown squad. The second half showed promise for the Wildcats.
Yorktown scored on their opening drive of the second half, after trailing 22-0 at half-time. The drive started on the 49 yard line with Brody Metting carrying the ball down the right side. Running back Garrett Menn would be brought down on the two yard line before Metting punched it in, 22-6. Kason Sullivan tacked on the extra point. The Wildcat offense was ignited.
The Badgers returned the kick to the 40 yard line but a holding call pushed them back to the 30. A slew of Wildcats sacked the quarterback, making it a third down and four situation. A facemask call was made against the Wildcats, advancing the Badgers to the 45 and making it first and ten. They would exchange penalties as Karnes City was immediately called for holding and the ball was taken back to the 35 yard line. On first down with 20 yards to go, Rylan Rau brought down the quarterback in the backfield. The Badger quarterback scrambled for a 37 yard touchdown, 29-7.
