For the third year in a row, West Platte can associate the No. 7 with bad luck.
The Bluejays dropped their seventh straight game on Friday, Oct. 12, losing 48-8 to against Mid-Buchanan in a KCI Conference showdown in Faucett, Mo.
After opening the season with a win against Lone Jack, the Bluejays have failed to get back in the win column.
Last year, West Platte lost eight in a row before getting a win in the first round of the district playoffs. The year prior, the Bluejays were winless.
In this contest, West Platte gave up an 8-yard touchdown run to Caleb Kirschner and a 65-yard touchdown pass from Javan Noyes to Riley Brill in the first quarter, before getting on the board.
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West Platte coach Paul Thomas, left, talks to his team during a timeout in the second quarter during a game on Friday, Oct. 12 against Mid-Buchanan in Faucett, Mo.
Quarterback Noah Johnson had a 2-yard run and Brayden Cogan ran in the conversion to pull West Platte within 15-8.
Christian Scaggs caught a 16-yard touchdown with 23 seconds left in the half to give the Dragons (5-3) a 22-8 lead at the break.
Kirschner and Brill added their second touchdowns in the third quarter and in the fourth, Noyes and Gage Thornton added touchdown runs.
Johnson finished with 90 yards on the ground and threw for 119. Hunter Hendricks had three catches for 93 yards for West Platte.
Noyes threw for 277 and ran for another 90.
Looking ahead
West Platte hosts Plattsburg on Friday, Oct. 19 to wrap up the KCI and regular season portion of the schedule.
The Tigers enter on a six-game losing streak and are winless against Missouri teams this year, the only win a 44-18 triumph over Sumner, Kan.