{"id":420215,"date":"2026-08-29T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420215\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:04:16","slug":"friday-football-fever-week-2-whitehaven-beats-houston-in-game-of-the-week-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420215\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Football Fever Week 2: Whitehaven beats Houston in Game of the Week and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -In his second act as Whitehaven\u2019s head coach, Stan Collins picked up his first victory at the helm of the Tigers in nearly 30 years. Whitehaven took care of business against Houston in our Friday Football Fever game of the week, 43-28.<\/p>\n

The game was a back-and-forth affair throughout, with the Tigers taking a 28-14 third quarter lead, just for the Mustangs to score 14 straight points to tie the game. From there, Whitehaven\u2019s high-powered offense–led by talented junior quarterback Jourdin Shelton, took control, and score 15 unanswered points of their own to pull away and win 43-28.<\/p>\n

Other games featured in week 2 include:<\/p>\n

Christian Brothers defeating White Station 19-7MUS hammering Northpoint 41-6Westwood shutting out Sheffield 39-0Desoto Central prevailing in a thriller over South Panola 26-25<\/p>\n

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