Football Preview: Vernon Lions vs. Paradise Panthers
On Friday Vernon will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Paradise Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Vernon is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Frederick: they outscored them in every quarter. Vernon never let Frederick onto the board and left with a 56-0 victory on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 562nd in Texas, while the Bombers are ranked 160th in Oklahoma).
It was another big night for Tru Gipson, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Schoppa, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Vernon wouldn't let Frederick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Schoppa, Jacob Brown, and Brown picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Paradise over Millsap in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Paradise blew Millsap out of the water with a 49-6 final score. The Panthers pushed the score to 42-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had no chance of recovering from.
Vernon's record is now 3-1. As for Paradise, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Vernon was taken down by Paradise 49-13 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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