If you’re a fan of low scoring defensive battles, this story is not for you.
The Friday night football game between the Eastland Mavericks and Panhandle Panthers was an offensive explosion. Panhandle was coming off a 62-22 game verse Stratford and was looking to improve on their 3-1 record when they faced Eastland. Eastland, who dropped their first three games of the season, was coming off a 78-54 win over McKinney Christian. With two teams that had put up 78 and 62 in their previous game, offense was expected. Offense is what we got.
Final Score: Eastland 91 – Panhandle 71
The two teams combined for 162 points, which is the fourth highest-scoring 11-man game in the state of Texas since 1951. Eastland was led by Texas Tech Red Raiders commit, Behren Morton. Morton had a total of 10 touchdowns. You read that correctly, 10 touchdowns in one game! He was 23-33 for 425 yards and 5 touchdowns passing. He added 120 yards rushing and 5 rushing touchdowns on just 9 carries.
The Mavericks had two 100+ yard receivers. Bryan Fielding had 4 catches for 109 yards and one touchdown. Dylan Wilson had 6 catches for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns. They also had a strong rushing attack, with Brandon Fielding totaling 153 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. They travel next week to face Millsap who is 4-1 and coming off of a 52-0 win over Santo. Panhandle, now 3-2, will host Olton next week who is 3-2 and coming off a 54-28 win over Smyer.
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