Westmoreland High junior tailback Corey Gardner carries the football around the right end during a game earlier this season.
WHITE HOUSE The White House Heritage and Westmoreland prep football teams locked up for an 18-12 defensive battle that ultimately led to the Patriots winning the region championship last season.
On Friday night, it was White House Heritage that brought the defense … and the offense.
White House Heritage quarterback Austin Gunter connected on 6 of 9 passes for 120 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, leading to a 34-0 halftime lead and a 37-0 win over visiting Westmoreland in a match-up of former region rivals.
Westmoreland (4-4) managed only 50 yards of total offense in the first half while only crossing into White House Heritage territory once during the first 24 minutes.
“They’re a two-dimensional team that’s executes their offense really well,” Westmoreland coach Steve Harris said. “We had a tough time getting anything going against their defense, and they did a good job with what they do.”
Gunter connected on two of his three touchdown passes to senior Bransom Kramm, with another coming to Ryan Smith.
Thadd Baker and Chris Rippy had first-half touchdown runs against a Westmoreland defense that had a difficult time containing the White House Heritage offense.
The Westmoreland offense opened the second half with the ball on its own 20, and first-down runs by senior quarterback Bayle Kirk, junior wingback Hunter Crowson, and senior tailback Brandon Green put the Eagles into White House Heritage territory.
A 23-yard run by senior fullback Dylan Todd placed the ball inside the Patriot 20 yard line, but the drive was stopped at the 5 when a Kirk fumble on fourth down was recovered by Ryan Smith at the 4 yard line.
“We’ve got to get refocused with the bye this coming week and prepare for Cascade then Watertown,” Harris said.
Todd led Westmoreland with 66 rushing yards.
The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for Westmoreland. White House Heritage (4-3) extended its win streak to four games after the Patriots opened the season with three consecutive losses.
The Eagles resume play on Oct. 23, hosting Cascade.
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| Westmoreland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House Heritage | 14 | 20 | 0 | 3 | — | 37 |
WHH – Branson Kramm 37 pass from Austin Gunter. Trent Burian kick. WHH – Thadd Baker 43 run. Burian kick. WHH – Chris Rippy 30 run. Kick failed. WHH – Ryan Smith 27 pass from Gunter. Burian kick. WHH – Kramm 27 pass from Gunter. Burian kick. WHH – Burian 23 field goal.
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| W | WHH | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 7 | 10 |
| Rushes-Yards | 47-140 | 29-225 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 1-1-0 | 6-9-1 |
| Passing Yards | 10 | 120 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Punts-Avg. | 4-28.1 | 1-65 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-45 | 4-25 |
RUSHING
Westmoreland – Dylan Todd 18-66, Tate Sloan 5-20, Brandon Green 5-18, Bayle Kirk 7-17, Hunter Crowson 5-12, Ryin Raney 5-12, Lucas James 1-1, Corey Gardner 1-0.
White House Heritage – Kyle Fuhrer 12-83, Thadd Baker 6-65, Chris Rippy 2-40, J.T. Smith 2-20, Blake Wills 1-9, Antoine Eddings 2-6, Preston Sharber 2-6, Tommy Baker 1-0, Jalen Witham 1-(-4).
PASSING
Westmoreland – Bayle Kirk 1-1-0 10.
White House Heritage – Austin Gunter 6-9-1 120.
RECEIVING
Westmoreland – Corey Gardner 1-10.
White House Heritage – Branson Kramm 4-83, Ryan Smith 1-25, Will Scannell 1-12.
