Pattonsburg outgained Rock Port on the football field and outplayed them on the field, but somehow fell short 62-60 Friday night in Rock Port. Rock Port, with the Blue Jays leading 54-52 in the fourth quarter, had a backbreaking drive in which they killed much of the clock while scoring and converting the extra points to make it two possessions, 62-52. Pattonsburg answered with a score of their own, but the difference was that Rock Port converted one more extra point than they did. They converted four extra points to three for Pattonsburg.
The question was who was going to step up after the graduation of Gage Iddings, who had carried the Panthers on both sides. That question was answered as Camden Griffith stepped into the quarterback spot and completed 14 of 23 passes for 334 yards and six scores.
In addition, Pattonsburg did something different this year – they mixed up the run and the pass. They ran the ball 30 times and threw the ball 23 times.
Camden Griffith had 14 carries for 99 yards, Landon Preston 11 times for 80 yards, Wyatt Maize 4 carries for 21 yards, and Drake Sperry 1 carry for 1 yard. As a team, Pattonsburg ran 30 times for 201 yards.
Wyatt Maize had 5 catches for 192 yards. Landon Preston had 7 catches for 91 yards. Gavin Humphrey had 5 catches for 48 yards. Drake Sperry had 2 catches for 3 yards. Pattonsburg had 535 yards to 298 yards for Rock Port, but the scoreboard still showed more points in Rock Port’s favor. One area that is in need of improvement is the kickoff coverage. Pattonsburg gave up two kickoff returns for scores, which helped skew the stats.
Rock Port rode the legs of Brock Holmes for the win. He had 23 carries for 200 yards. Corbyn Jakub ran for 66 more and threw for 32.
For Pattonsburg, Wyatt Maize had 7 tackles. Parker Virtue and Bryson Clark had 5, Gavin Humphrey and Jace Estrada 4, Collin Mason 3, Camden Griffith 1, and Landon Preston 1. Camden Griffith and Parker Virtue each had 1 sack. Gavin Humphrey had a pick while Collin Mason had a fumble recovery.
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