The final game of the season for the Marshall Mavericks proved to be a microcosom of their entire season as they fell to Whitehouse 24-20 on senior night.

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Offensive inconsitency, penalties, turnovers, defensive breakdowns, and poor clock management have been mainstays this season....and it was no exception in game 10.

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Marshall opened the game with promise as they took the opening drive 55 yards and jumped out to a 7-0 lead just 7:16 into the contest.

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The WIldcats then went on a long drive of their own, getting down to the Maverick 4, but the defense kept them out to preserve the 7-0 lead.

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However, the Marshall offense wasn't able to move out from the shadow of their own goal line and was forced to punt, putting the Wildcats at the Mav 43.

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Once again...the Marshall defense stopped the drive with a quarterback sack and taking the ball at their own 30.  

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The Mavs again drive into WH territory, but wasn't able to get the touchdown and settled for a 43 yard field goal and a 10-0 lead.

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Whitehouse was able to capitalize on a pass interference call against Marshall that lead to their first score of the game, cutting the Mav lead to 10-7 with 5:38 left in the half.

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The Wildcats attempted the onside kick but Marshall retained possession at the Whitehouse 49 yard line.

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Marshall would go 51 yards and jump out to a 17-7 lead with 3:05 left before halftime.

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The Wildcats would get a long FG of their own, nailing a 37 yard kick with no time on the clock to make it 17-10 headed into the locker room.

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Whitehouse started the second half with an impressive drive, but Aidyn Green snatched an interception at the Marshall 35 to end the Wildcat threat.  

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Unfortunaltely the Mav offense wasn't able to move the ball and was forced to punt again, giving WH the ball at their own 32.

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Denjh Montgomery was looking to put the game away when he took off for a 65 yard run down to the WH 10 yard line, but once again, the Mav offense couldn't get the score and had to settle for another FG.  Marshall was clinging to a 20-10 lead with 3: 35 left in the third.

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Whitehouse found the end zone again early in the fourth to pull within three making it 20-17 with 11:26 remaining in the game.

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The Mavs went on an impressive drive inside of Whitehosue territory again, but an interception ended the threat as the Wildcats were on the own 35.

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The defense stood tall on 3 downs....and on fourth down it looked like the Whitehouse QB was going down for a sack....but he escaped and launched a 60 yard bomb that went to the endzone and a heartbreaking 24-20 lead with 4:17 left in the game.

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In desperate need of a touchdown, Marshall returned the kickoff to their own 45 to set up a game winning drive with just over 4 minutes left in the game.

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Some inexplicable clock management had the Mavs rushing as they drove down to the WIldcat 10 yard line with only seconds remaining in the game.

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An interception in the end zone ended the Marshall threat and wrapped up the win for Whitehouse.

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The loss snapped a 7 game winning streak over Whitehouse.  It also ended Marshall's playoff hopes for the first time since 2020.

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The Mavs fall to (3-7) on the season and (2-5) in district as they finish in 6th place.​​​​​​​​