Monday, October 24, 2022

Pattonsburg Escapes Cellar, but Long Road Ahead

Pattonsburg escaped both the GRC cellar and the District 3 cellar with a 78-48 win over St. Joseph Christian, but their 74-32 halftime loss to Albany shows that they have a long ways to go in order to catch the teams ahead of them. A win by Christian would have vaulted them ahead of Pattonsburg in the District 3 standings given the automatic switch.

The Panthers came into the last three games seeking to make a statement. The Albany game showed that they have gotten to where they can score against anyone. Last year, they lost 84-0 against Albany. However, they lost the turnover battle to Albany 4-1 and gave up 500 yards to the Warriors, meaning they have a lot more work to do on defense.

The Panthers will now travel to King City on November 4th; they lost to them 92-36 in the regular season game. The game will be a test to see how much they have improved since that time.

Gage Iddings ran 7 times for 19 yards, and Brody Langfitt 1 time for 2 yards. Iddings completed 17 of his 36 pass attempts for 250 yards and Brody Langfitt completed one pass for 50 yards. Langfitt had 8 catches for 182 yards. Landon Preston had 5 catches for 97 yards, and Sam Coin 4 catches for 22 yards. Langfitt had a big night as he caught all four of Pattonsburg’s touchdown passes and added a kickoff return for a score.

Defensively, Gage Iddings had 12 tackles. Brody Langfitt had 10, Landon Preston 6, Sam Coin 4, and Gavin Humphrey, Evan Schreiber, and Jace Estrada 1 each. Kyler Preston had a fumble recovery.

Against Christian, Pattonsburg broke up a 32-32 tie at halftime with a big second half as they pulled away for the 78-48 win. Gage Iddings carried the team on his shoulders, beating Christian with his legs and his arm. He completed 36 of his 45 pass attempts for 411 yards and seven touchdowns and ran 16 times for another 114 yards. Brody Langfitt completed another pass for 40 yards. Pattonsburg had 565 yards for the night. 

Brody Langfitt had 13 catches for 137 yards. Sam Coin had 11 catches for 127 yards, Landon Preston 5 catches for 111 yards, Daltyn Sperry 7 catches for 48 yards, and Evan Schreiber 1 catch for 34 yards.

Gage Iddings led the team with 18 tackles. Brody Langfitt had 10, Landon Preston 9, Sam Coin 8, Daltyn Sperry 4, Evan Schreiber, Dillon Hartschen, and Jace Estrada 3, and Gavin Humphrey and Collin Mason 1 each. Iddings, Langfitt, and Preston each had 1 tackle for loss, while Hartschen had a sack. Gage Iddings had an interception. 


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