Weatherford Clinches Playoff Spot Despite 33-28 Loss at Arlington

A loss that still felt like a win. Weatherford fell to Arlington 33-28 on Friday night, but when Arlington Lamar dropped its game on the same evening, the Kangaroos punched their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2021 — a milestone for first-year head coach Marshall Williams.

Weatherford trailed early, down 7-0, before quarterback Braelyn Jones connected on a deep ball to Jakob Hemphill, who made a sharp adjustment to haul in the catch and get the Kangaroos on the board. Arlington answered and pushed the lead to 24-14 at halftime, with Kason Brown doing damage on a fly sweep, getting to the edge and outrunning the defense.

Weatherford came out of the locker room with urgency. Hemphill took a handoff in the third quarter, found a pair of blocks downfield, and turned it into a 78-yard touchdown run to give the Kangaroos a 28-27 lead. But Arlington's Canon Cambron took over in the fourth quarter, carrying the ball around the right side repeatedly on his way to 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns to secure the 33-28 final.

Despite the defeat, Weatherford's playoff drought is over. Williams' first season on the sideline ends with a postseason berth — exactly the kind of result the program was building toward.