Football Preview: Holly Springs Golden Hawks vs. Panther Creek Catamounts
The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will face off against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Panther Creek is hoping to do what Apex couldn't on Friday: put an end to Holly Springs' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Holly Springs simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Apex 42-13. The Golden Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holly Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaleb ?Honcho? Williams, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes. Kingston Davis was ?Honcho? Williams' top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Panther Creek). Everything went their way against Cary on Friday as Panther Creek made off with a 60-36 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Catamounts considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Panther Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ethan Carpenter, who threw for 299 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Travis Woodard helped Carpenter out on the ground, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns.
Panther Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jolani Legette and Darius Smith. Smith also made four total tackles, which is notable because Panther Creek is 4-2 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise.
Holly Springs now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Panther Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Holly Springs against Panther Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-13 win. Will Holly Springs repeat their success, or does Panther Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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