Patriots and Panthers win, Tigers lose

Sandy Creek continued their dominant play. The Patriots improved to 5-1 (2-0 region) with a 48-9 win over the McIntosh Chiefs (3-3, 0-2 region). Rajion Neal scored three first half touchdowns and didn’t play in the second half. More details on this game to come.

Whitewater (2-4, 0-2 region) started the scoring in their rivalry game at Starr’s Mill (3-3, 2-0 region) with a long run from Josh Clemons. Starr’s Mill’s Jeffrey Greene tied the game on a big play of his own and the two teams remained deadlocked until the third. The Panthers kicked a field goal in the third quarter but Whitewater took a 14-10 lead with a 70 yard run from Brandon Collins. Trenton Edwards gave Starr’s Mill a 17-14 lead with a 50 yard touchdown run but Whitewater forced overtime with a field goal in the final 30 seconds of the game. In overtime, Zach Laskey scored for the Panthers giving them the win.

Fayette County (3-3, 1-1 region) trailed Northgate (2-4, 1-1 region) 14-0 in the second quarter but the cut the lead to 14-7 when quarterback Jensen Floyd connected with Eric Lauderdale on a touchdown pass. Lauderdale was named Homecoming Prince for the Junior Class at halftime, but there were no highlights for the Tigers in the second half. Northgate added a touchdown on a quarterback keeper from Toby Slagle in the third quarter and added a field goal late.

In other games tonight, Landmark Christian (4-3, 4-1 region) lost to Holy Innocents 41-18. Our Lady of Mercy (2-4, 1-4 region) lost to Southwest Atlanta 22-14.