Woodland gridders route Panthers

Woodlan raced to a 29-0 lead over Prairie Heights after one quarter and cruised to a 55-29 victory over the visiting Panthers in varsity football action last Friday night.

Jaylin Bennett accounted for three of the four Warrior scores in the opening 12 minutes on runs of 34, four and 15 yards. T.J. Sewell took a pass from Corbin Smith 40 yards to paydirt for the other Woodlan touchdown.

The hosts took a 36-0 lead early in the second period on a 16-yard pass from Smith to Greg White. Prairie Heights got two of the scores back on a four-yard scoring scamper by Bobby Blum and a 59-yard punt return by Matt Neeley. But Sewell returned the kickoff following Neeley’s tally 95 yards for a touchdown, giving Woodlan a 42-16 halftime lead.

Joey Barry and Kyler West notched touchdowns for the Panthers in the second half. Barry ran 12 yards for one score, while West sprinted 49 yards for the other.

Blum finished with 166 yards to spearhead the Heights attack. Sewell caught five passes for 105 yards and ran five times for 52 yards to lead Woodlan.

The 1-4 Panthers return to NECC play this Friday night at Fremont.

GAME SUMMARY

Woodlan 55

PrairieHeights29

Scoring by quarters

       PH     0    16     6     7     -29

       W    29    13     7     6     -55

First Quarter

W—Jaylin Bennett 34-yard run, conversion good

W—Bennett four-yard run, Herm Rorick kick

W—T.J. Sewell 40-yard pass from Corbin Smith, Rorick kick

W—Bennett 15-yard run, Rorick kick

Second Quarter

W—Greg White 16-yard pass from Smith, Rorick kick

PH—Bobby Blum four-yard run, two-point conversion good

PH—Matt Neeley 59-yard punt return, two-point conversion good

W—Sewell 95-yard kickoff return, conversion failed

Third Quarter

PH—Joey Barry 12-yard run, conversion failed

W—Bennett one-yard run, Rorick kick

Fourth Quarter

W—Sewell 21-yard run, kick failed

PH—Kyler West 49-yard run, Johnson kick