WEATHER: Friday, partly cloudy with highs around 70. South wind around 10 mph. Friday night, partly cloudy with lows in the upper-40s.
ABOUT CUBA: The Wildcats haven’t received a warm welcome into District 9. They’ve been outscored 22-111 in two games against Liberty (63-14) and Willow Springs (48-8). …Cuba defeated Southern Boone 22-6 a week after the Tigers’ 40-0 victory in Week 2 against the Eagles. …The Wildcats have beaten St. Pius X (34-22), Southern Boone and Grandview (34-12) for their lone victories.
TIGER TIDBITS: Houston had a season-best 12 tackles for losses against Liberty. Preston Wade, Ty Scheets, J.R. Knetzer and Matt Gibby had two apiece. …Wade, Knetzer and Travis Barker each had sacks against the Eagles. …Senior Martin Crawford led Houston with 10 tackles. Wade had nine. …Quarterback David Weybright, who had been sacked just twice all season, was sacked three times by the Eagles. Combined with a 17-yard loss on a bad snap, he had negative carries of 8, 5, 10 and 2 yards. …Weybright is just 22 yards shy of 2,000 for the season. …Houston averaged a season-low 8.7 yards per completion against Liberty’s sagging defensive backfield. The Tigers had three completions that gained 1 yard, a 2-yard completion and two for 3 yards.