Winter Park Wildcats look to get season rolling

After being felled in back-to-back losses that crippled an early season’s undefeated momentum, the Winter Park Wildcats are looking to get rolling against Hagerty on the gridiron this Friday.

They’ll have to recover from those two losses — by a combined margin of just 10 points — quickly if they want to win the district title. Having already lost to district rival Timber Creek 28-21 on Oct. 3, the Wildcats can’t afford another district loss.

The Huskies are in the exact same position. At 3-3 overall, they’ve also lost their lone district game so far, a 55-20 blowout at the hands of Oviedo, which triggered a three-game skid for the Huskies.

For Hagerty, wins were even closer to being within their grasp. Their last two losses were by a combined five-point margin.

Defense will be key against the Huskies, who have proven beatable against tough defenses. In last week’s loss to Bishop Moore, the Huskies only amassed 167 total yards.

The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Winter Park’s Showalter Field.

Edgewater

Timber Creek may be undefeated in Winter Park’s heavily stacked district, but last week they lost in a 21-17 shocker against Edgewater on Oct. 10.

Edgewater’s defense held the Wolves to just 184 total yards — 130 of them coming from running back Jacques Patrick alone — and the offense came from behind with two touchdowns in the second half for the win.

The Eagles host Lake Minneola in a district matchup at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Hawks are 2-5 overall, coming off a 49-0 blowout loss to IMG Academy from Bradenton.