Gavin Humphrey had a monster night for Pattonsburg Friday, getting 15 catches for 326 yards, getting a career night for Pattonsburg, and Landon Preston added 11 catches for 134 yards, but the Panthers couldn’t buy a stop defensively in the second half and Albany remained in the driver’s seat in the GRC West, beating Pattonsburg 78-74.
Camden Griffith completed 28 for 56 passes for 428 yards. Drake Sperry completed a pass for 25 yards and Landon Preston completed a pass for 36 yards. Griffith ran for another 87 yards.
Defensively, Landon Preston had 17 tackles. Camden Griffith had 11. A new face for the Panthers, Maverick Roberts, showed some promise in Friday’s game, getting 7 tackles along with Bryson Clark. Gavin Humphrey, Jace Estrada, and Parker Virtue had 6 each, Alex Young had 5, and Gage Fortner and Collin Mason had 2 each.
For Albany, Chase Cline completed 21 of 27 attempts for 239 yards. Keghan Schaefer, Elliot Mercer’s replacement at runningback, had 18 carries for 117 yards; for the second year in a row, Albany was able to plug in a new runningback after another back had gone down. Kyle Emerson had 6 rushes for 70 yards, and Chase Cline had 15 carries for 164 yards.
Kyle Emerson had 6 catches for 102 yards. Zane Rippy had 3 catches for 73 yards and Cameron Martin 5 catches for 34 yards.
The Panthers fell behind 12-8 after one, but came alive in the second quarter to grab a 46-42 halftime lead. Pattonsburg had some early success against Albany, with Gavin Humphrey and Landon Preston both picking off Chase Cline and Preston also forcing a fumble. But a key onsides kick recovery swung the game in Albany’s favor, and they regained narrow but firm control of the game throughout the second half. The Warriors were faced with fourth and four at the Panther 27 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Pattonsburg jumped offsides, and Albany never gave them another chance to take the lead. Chase Cline took it to the house on the next play and Albany was up 62-52.
Pattonsburg started off at their own 30 at the next series and Alex Young caught a short pass for six yards and then Gavin Humphrey caught one for 30 to the 14. Camden Griffith’s pass was incomplete, but then Drake Sperry’s catch and run picked up eight yards to the six. On the next play, Landon Preston caught a pass in the end zone to cut the Warrior lead to 62-58.
On the ensuing kick, Pattonsburg nearly recovered the onsides kick, but it rolled out of bounds right before they got on top of it and Albany started at their own 39. A Delay of Game penalty put them on their own 34, but Keghan Schaefer ripped of nine yards and a counter to Chase Cline set up third and one at the 32. Schaefer picked up seven for a first down and Chase Cline took a sweep 17 yards to the Panther 8. Schaefer took it the rest of the way with eight minutes left and Cameron Martin caught the extra point pass to make it 70-58.
After getting the ball on their own 35, Pattonsburg nearly got the six points back, but a deep pass was dropped at the Warrior 20. Landon Preston caught a short pass and he got a block from Drake Sperry to the Warrior 30. Camden Griffith scrambled to the 14 for another first down. After an incomplete pass, Landon Preston caught the next pass for a score with 7:23 left and Camden Griffith scrambled for the extra points to cut it to 70-66.
On the next series, Albany started off at their own 37. Keghan Schaefer ripped off five yards and Chase Cline six more for a first down to the 32. Then, Trevor Akins ripped off a 25 yard sweep down to the seven. Pattonsburg stood tight for the next three plays as Maverick Roberts dropped Schaefer at the five and Landon Preston dropped him at the three. Albany tried an option with Cline making the pitch to Schaefer, but Camden Griffith strung it out and the Panthers stopped it at the two. But on fourth and goal, nobody accounted for Trevor Akins and he was all alone for six with 3:56 left. Zane Rippy was all alone for the extra point pass to make it 78-66 with 3:56 left.
But Pattonsburg kept coming as Camden Griffith scrambled for 20 yards into Warrior territory again at the 34. Gavin Humphrey caught a short pass to the 26, and on third and two, Landon Preston caught one for 11 at the 15. Albany nearly got a stop as a drop and a misfire set up third and ten. Gavin Humphrey caught a short pass, but was tackled at the seven to set up fourth and three. Camden Griffith was apparently tackled for a loss at the 10, but a facemask penalty kept the drive alive and the Panthers had new life at the four. After an complete pass, Alex Young took a reverse three yards to the one and Landon Preston ran it in for the remaining yard with 1:38 left. Alex Young caught the extra point pass to cut the Warrior lead to 78-74.
Once again, Pattonsburg made a stand for three plays but could not buy a stop on the fourth. Maverick Roberts and Bryson Clark dropped Cline for a gain of one at the 38. Schaefer picked up four to the Panther 38. Cameron Martin took an option pitch, but didn’t realize where he was and slid one yard short of a first down with 51 seconds left. But on fourth and one. But Chase Cline picked up five yards to clinch the game and allow the Warrior to kneel out the clock and clinch at least a share of the GRC West title.
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