The Panthers got off to a fast start with a hard hitting and play making defensive performance and a quick tempo attack on offense with big plays in the air and on the ground against Feather River, Sophomore Night at Hughes. After a start that had Sac City trailing 3-0, the Panthers exploded with dominant performances on offense, defense and special teams and scored 30 straight points and led 33-3 at the 12:15 mark of the second quarter. Sac City went into the half with a 33-10 lead.
Coach Walker and his staff were able to keep the team focused as they scored another 21 points in the third quarter pushing the lead to 54-17 at end of the third quarter. The Panthers defense shut out the Feather River Golden Eagles in the fourth quarter and Sac City earned their third victory of the season 54-17. The Panthers defense scored eight points in the game with a safety by freshman DL (#91) Tai Saamu and sophomore DB (#25) Ben Walls 10 yard interception return for a touchdown as well. The defense forced 4 turnovers in the game and freshman QB (#15) Taylor Laird threw for 5 touchdown passes for the second time this season and went 19-41 for 237 passing yards. The Panthers offense also rushed for 207 yards in the game as well.
Offensive Performances:
Fr QB (#15) Taylor Laird 19-41 237 passsing yards with 5 touchdowns and 1 interception
Fr WR (#13) Keith Brown 3 receptions 15 yards 1 touchdown
Fr WR (#10) Keylan Mack 4 receptions for 73 yards 2 touchdowns
Fr WR (#89) Davon Gillum 3 receptions for 42 yards
Fr RB (#22) David Mewborn 1 reception for 40 yards 1 touchdown
Fr WR (#88) Timothy Robinson 3 receptions 17 yards 1 touchdown
So RB (#7) Dwayne Darden 3 receptions for 38 yards
Fr RB (#20) Greg Eason 12 rushes for 59 yards 1 touchdown
So RB (#7)) Dwyane Darden 13 rushes 41 yards
Fr RB (#28) Braylon White 13 rushes for 44 yards
Fr RB (#22) David Mewborn 3 rushes for 27 yards
Fr QB (#15) Taylor Laird 3 rushes for 28 yards
Defensive Performances:
So LB (#19) Ryan Staas 4 tackles (2 solos) with 1 interception 15 yard return 1 sack
Fr DL (#91) Sai Taamu 3 sacks with a (safety)
Fr DL (#56) Josh Johnson 3.5 sacks
So DB (#25) Ben Walls 2 interceptions with 10 yard touchdown return
The 15th ranked Sac City Football (3-6 / Conf. 2-2) team finishes the season on the road against 5th ranked Amercian River (6-3 / Conf. 3-1) November 14th at 7 PM.
