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Mabank Panthers pounce Eagles 58-21
"We just did a poor job," said Head Coach Wayne Mahaffey. Mabank scored at will in the passing game. Panther quarterback Kolton Browning completed 16 of 30 passes for 372 yards and four touchdowns. Mabank only ran 25 rushing plays, most of which came in the fourth quarter. Horrace Lewis suffered an injury on a defensive play in the first quarter, forcing Marcell Johnson to take all of the handoffs for the rest of the game. Lewis' injury was minor and he is expected to return to the lineup Friday. "We had several injuries causing us to have to reshuffle," Coach Mahaffey said. Rusk scored on a 76-yard touchdown pass from Demarcus Skinner to Bobby McDuff in the second quarter. Rusk was able to pull within 14 points in the second quarter on touchdowns scored by Jared Colville and an eight yard pass from Skinner to Chance Cleaver.
The second half was all Mabank, as the Panthers scored on a 67 yard pass from Browning to Davis Kiker, and three field goals by Michael Blackburn. Coach Mahaffey said despite the fact Mabank has more depth than Rusk, the bottom line was that Rusk did not play well. "We have nine two-way starters, they have 22 starters," Coach Mahaffey said. "It's easy to use the heat, two-way starters and injuries as excuses. We just didn't play well. It won't always be that way. The kids aren't going to quit. We're just going to keep trying to find a solution. "It's not how you start, it's how you finish." Rusk returns to Eagle Stadium Friday to face Jermie Calhoun and the Van Vandals. Calhoun is touted as one of the top running backs in the nation. He rushed for 1,601 yards on 185 carries last season.
Coach Mahaffey said Calhoun is a great running back. "You don't shut him down," he said. "There is no such thing as shutting him down. We hope to control him and shut down everything else." Coach Mahaffey said Van is well coached and has a good offensive line. Rusk will host the Van Vandals at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Eagle Stadium. The game will be broadcast on KTLU 1580 AM with the pregame show beginning at 7:03. Game Stats SCORING BY QUARTER Rusk 0 21 0 0 -- 21 Mabank 14 28 10 6 -- 58 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter MHS - Kolton Browning 4 yd pass to Jake Birch (Michael Blackburn kick) MHS - Browning 1 yd run (Blackburn kick) Second Quarter MHS - Browning 11 yd pass to Haydon Blair (Blackburn kick) RHS - Demarcus Skinner 76 yd pass to Bobby McDuff (Rojo kick) MHS - Browning 54 yd pass to Chris Murff (Blackburn kick) RHS - Skinner 8 yd pass to Chance Cleaver (Rojo kick) MHS - Austin Daugherty 25 yd run (Blackburn kick) RHS - Jared Colville 1 yd run (Rojo kick) MHS - Browning 1 yd run (Blackburn kick) Third Quarter MHS - Browning 67 yd pass to Davis Kiker (Blackburn kick) MHS - Blackburn 22 yd field goal Fourth Quarter MHS - Blackburn 24 yd field goal MHS - Blackburn 15 yd field goal RHS MHS First downs 15 12 Rushes/yds 27-121 25-100 Passing yds 129 372 C/A/I 8-20-0 16-30-0 Fumbles/lost 1-1 3-0 Penalties/yds 4-26 7-53 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING - Rusk: Skinner 7-38, Horrace Lewis 5-31, Colville 5-30, Marcell Johnson 10-22; Mabank: Nick Simione 13-53, Daugherty 4-38, Blair 2-7, Browning 6-2. PASSING - Rusk: Skinner 8-14-0 129; Mabank: Browning 16-30-0 372. RECEIVING - Rusk: McDuff 2-74, J.J. Session 2-25, Cleaver 2-17, Terrance Turner 1-5, Johnson 1-14. Mabank: Blair 3-61, Birch 3-34, Deluna 2-42, Daugherty 2-38, Kiker 1-67, Murff 1-54, Hamilton 1-18, Rambo 1-15. |
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