Lightning did not strike twice for Pattonsburg, which fell 88-48 to King City Friday. They did better against King City than the first time, in which they lost 50-8. They hung with the Wildkats much better this time, but fell further and further behind as the game progressed.
Camden Griffith completed 24 of his 41 passes for 393 yards. Gage Fortner completed one pass for 7 yards and Landon Preston completed a 16 yard pass for a total of 416 yards. Camden Griffith had 11 carries for 73 yards.
Gavin Humphrey had 7 catches for 196 yards for the Panthers. Landon Preston had 11 catches for 119 yards. Alex Young had 4 catches for 83 yards and Drake Sperry had 4 catches for 21 yards.
The Panthers were shorthanded, playing without Jace Estrada, who had a concussion he sustained against North Andrew. Without their best run stopper, King City was able to run roughshod over them. Graham Medsker had 31 carries for 303 yards, while Landon Carlson had 7 carries for 84 yards. They worked the read option to perfection and like the Albany game, Pattonsburg could not buy a stop when they needed to. King City lost prize receiver Ryder Sample during the Albany game, but got him back Friday, meaning that they could isolate him and another receiver and force Pattonsburg to defend six on six. King City established the pass early on, with Carlson completing four of his six pass attempts for 96 yards, allowing them to run the ball down Pattonsburg’s throats the rest of the night.
For Pattonsburg, Parker Virtue did all he could in his final game as a Panther, getting 13 tackles. Another senior, Bryson Clark, had 7 tackles. Landon Preston had 5 tackles, as did Gavin Humphrey 5, Camden Griffith 3, Gage Fortner 3, Alex Young 3, Remington White 3, Collin Mason 2, Tate Richardson 1, and Ryker Fortner 1. Parker Virtue had 1 sack.
The game started off well for Pattonsburg as they won the toss and overcame a sack as Camden Griffith scrambled for 17 yards to the 40 and a first down. On third and 11 at the 39, Landon Preston caught a short pass and outran everyone to the house with 10:17 left in the first to make it 6-0.
King City had their hands team out on the field to recover all the onsides kicks that Pattonsburg threw at them. They got it at their own 38 and an offsides penalty put it on the Panther 37. From there, King City aired it out to Ryder Sample, who outran everyone to the house make it 6-6 with 10:09 left in the first.
But then it was Gavin Humphrey who caught a short pass and outran everyone to the house with 9:05 left in the first from 65 yards out as the Panthers overcame a penalty.
Pattonsburg was hitting harder this game and got a solid shot in as Collin Mason and Parker Virtue blew up an option on the next series. But then Sample caught a 10 yard pass to soften up the Panther defense and Medsker took it 29 yards to the three. Gavin Humphrey rung Landon Carlson’s bell at the 2, and he came out of the game for a play, but King City lined up Darwin Bowden in the Wildcat formation and he took it to the house with 7:05 left in the first. Medsker ran in the extra points to put King City up 14-12.
The game was shaping up to be a scoring fest, meaning the first team to get a stop would have a good chance of taking control. Pattonsburg marched right back down the field again as they started off on their own 27. An offsides penalty put it on the 32, and Drake Sperry caught a six yard pass to get to the 38. A halfback pass from Landon Preston to Gavin Humphrey picked up 18 yards to the 24, and Pattonsburg was in position to gain the lead again. But after an incomplete pass, a botched hook and ladder resulted in a fumble pounced on by Darwin Bowden at the 21, and King City overcame a third and seven as Carlson took it 56 yards to the house with 5:23 left in the first. Medsker ran in the extra points to put King City up 22-12.
From there, it was King City all the way. 305 pound behemoth Kavien Aborn was a disruptive presence on defense the next series, getting a sack to stop Pattonsburg on the next series. Back to back tackles by Parker Virtue and another one by Bryson Clark gave Pattonsburg a rare stop, but Aborn came through with another sack for King City and the Panthers were forced to punt. King City overcame a block in the back penalty to get Medsker in the end zone with 10:25 left in the second and Sample ran in the extra points to make it 30-12, and King City was always up by two or more possessions the rest of the way.
The teams traded scores the rest of the half. With King City leading 58-36 at halftime and getting the ball to start the second half, Landon Preston recovered an onsides kick to give Pattonsburg a glimmer of hope and that set up a sensational grab by Preston against double coverage to cut it to 58-42 with 10:26 left in the third. But Medsker got loose for 21 yards to the 13 on the next series to set up an 11 yard pass to Sample to put King City back in control again at 64-42 with 8:46 left in the third.
Pattonsburg could not convert a fourth and two at the King City 32 on the next series. Remington White, Parker Virtue, and Alex Young combined to drop Medsker for no gain, and Remington White stopped Medsker again to set up third and nine. But then Carlson picked up 12 yards to the Panther 35, and King City marched down the field and set up Medsker’s 20 yard scamper to make it 72-42 after Medsker’s extra point run.
Pattonsburg may have found a new receiver for next year as Alex Young showed the ability to adjust his route to the ball and hauled in a sensational catch at the King City 25. But on the next play, a botched screen pass resulted in a fumble returned by King City to the Panther 32. A controversial pass interference call on Pattonsburg put the ball on the 17, and two plays later, Bowden was in the end zone for King City to make it 80-42.
Camden Griffith’s scramble with 11:49 left in the fourth turned into a 49 yard scamper to cut it to 80-48, but then Tucker Mollus ran back the ensuing kickoff to the Panther 20, and that set up Ryder Sample’s 24 yard run with 10:11 left. Sample ran in the extra points for the final tally of the evening.
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