By Adam Knoll
Sports Correspondent
The Whitewater High School football team had a tough season, finishing the 2014 slate with a 28-6 loss to Edgerton. The lone Whitewater scoring highlight in the game came on a 5-yard touchdown toss from Daniel Fuller to Bryan Parker late in the third quarter.
John Saylor ran for 60 yards on 14 carries while Parker caught six passes for 91 yards, including the touchdown. Fuller, playing in his third game, passed for 108 yards on 10 completions. Along with the touchdown, he threw one interception.
The season was a challenging one for Whitewater, including being shut out three times and scoring seven or fewer points in three other games. On the other side of the ball, the defense held opposing teams under 30 points three times. Those two factors combined made it difficult for the Whippets to find – or maintain – momentum.
Stats and scores are only one part of the equation though and the players went out every week and played hard. John Saylor finished the season with a 4.9 yard per rush average on 94 carries, finishing with 458 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Bryan Parker had 18 catches in 2014 for 218 yards and a touchdown. Tyler Hill caught two touchdowns on five receptions.
At quarterback, things were rocky for a good part of the season and that could have led to some of the challenges Whitewater dealt with. The Whippets had three quarterbacks throw more than 35 passes but all struggled with a completion rate.
Fuller had the highest yards per completion rate, at 15.8, and ended the season with 237 yards and two touchdown passes.
Josh Nast and Mitchell Ruhl passed for 227 yards combined, including two touchdowns to seven interceptions. It was a tough year under center but certainly something the team can focus on going into next year.
Now it’s the offseason and the seniors will turn in their gear and look toward college, or the workforce. The remaining players will presumably hit the weight room in hopes that next July, they can come together and have a successful 2015 campaign.
