SHEPHERD — West Orange-Stark beat the Shepherd Pirates 48-14 on Friday night at Pirate Stadium in a district game.
Shepherd cut the Mustangs' lead to 7-6 with a five-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, after a West Orange-Stark turnover. Quarterback J.J. Bennett led the Pirate offense, which scored two touchdowns in the first half and added a successful two-point conversion. West Orange-Stark scored more after halftime.
As of Friday, West Orange-Stark led the district at 3-0. Silsbee and Shepherd were each 2-1, Hamshire-Fannett and Hardin-Jefferson were 1-2, and Jasper was 0-3. Shepherd travels to Hamshire to play Hamshire-Fannett on Friday, Oct. 30, and returns home to Pirate Stadium on Nov. 6 for its final regular-season game.