The rush offense has been dominant the past few weeks for West Catholic (6-0, 2-0 in OK Blue), but Friday night against Sparta it was about throwing the ball. QB Travis Russell used his arm to lead the Falcons to a win 49-6. Russell was 8/11 for 182 yards and 4 touchdowns, while also adding 53 yards and a rushing TD.

3 of Russell's TD passes went to Bryce Witham, who finished the night with 3 receptions for 121 yards (40.3 yards per catch). Sam Neville caught the other TD pass from Russell and ended up with 3 catches for 38 yards.

The Falcons used a big 2nd quarter (28 points) and dominant defense to build a big lead at the half. The rush offense was balanced as David Fox (81 yards,) Russell (53 yards, TD), and Nick Buursma (80 yards, TD) led the Falcons to 268 yards rushing on the night.

Nick Buursma added 10 tackles on defense, while Jason McDonough had an interception. The Falcons' defense has forced a turnover in all six games this season. Carl Meyers and Drew Hernandez each had 7 tackles.

West Catholic is now 6-0 and sitting on a playoff berth as they continue the push towards an OK Blue title. The game that will likely decide the conferece title will be next week at Fifth Third Ball Park as the Falcons will take on Comstock Park (3-3, 2-0 in the OK Blue).

Notes:

Sparta had 257 yards rushing on the night and a TD.

West Catholic had 10 different players with a rush attempt with Russell, Buursma, and Jason Hickey reaching the endzone for six.