- MICHAEL QUINTERO
Panthers Pounce the Bears, 42-28
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - The Panthers were triumphant in taking the win at Farris over the Bears, 42-28.
Brennan started off the game with scoring by Ashton Dubose (QB) with an 11 yard run, followed by a Jonathan Swisher kick at the 0:47 mark in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, O'Connor's Zion Taylor had a 3 yard run with an Ethan Jarman kick at the 11:20 mark.
The third quarter is where things got heated.
O'Connor's Zion Taylor had a 7 yard run with an Aiden Nanez kick at the 7:41 mark. Brennan's Keion Thomas responded with a 61 yard pass touchdown from David Varela with a Swisher kick at the 6:35 mark. Zion Taylor answered back with a 29 yard pass touchdown from David Dodd with a Jarman kick at the 5:00 mark.
Brennan's Jalen Spells had a 46 yard pass touchdown from David Varela with a Swisher kick at the 3:20 mark. Finally, Zion Taylor had a 14 yard touchdown run with a Jarman kick at the last second of the 3rd quarter.
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NOTABLE GAME STATS
The O'Connor Panthers had a grand total of 277 yards for the game, of which 170 were rushing and 107 were passing. The Panthers had 20 first downs, no fumble, and 5 penalties costing them 45 yards.
The Brennan Bears had a total of 376 yards, 191 of which were rushing yards and 185 were passing. The Bears had 15 first downs, 2 fumbles with one turnover, and 15 penalties costing them 117 yards.
WHAT'S AROUND THE CORNER?
O'Connor is now 7-2 overall (6-2 in district play) and moves onto play Stevens at Farris stadium on 11/7 at 7PM.
Brennan is now 7-2 overall (6-2 in district play) and moves onto play Holmes at Gus stadium on 11-7 at 7PM.
Reporter/Photojournalist - Michael Quintero