Football Recap: Morton Gets the Win

Morton and Scott Central pushed the score to 33-26 the last time they played Scott Central, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Panthers came out on top against the Rebels by a score of 14-3. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The critical scores for Morton came from Jaylin Stowers and Dolph Mcdonald.

Morton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mcdonald and Tristian Ealy. Morton got some further help from Damaryn Anderson: he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

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Previous Games

09/12/25 - Away	14-3 W
08/30/24 - Home	33-26 W
08/25/23 - Away	18-34 L
08/26/22 - Home	18-44 L
08/27/21 - Away	10-40 L
+ 3 more games

Morton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Scott Central, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Morton will host Leake Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Scott Central, they will take on Newton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.