Football Recap: Davell Brock Leads Linden-Mckinley to Victory over Beechcroft

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 7:24pm

Football Recap: Linden-McKinley Panthers vs. Beechcroft Cougars

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It was a proper cat-fight when Linden-McKinley challenged Beechcroft on Saturday. The Linden-McKinley Panthers came out on top against the Beechcroft Cougars by a score of 20-12. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 42-0 defeat the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.

Davell Brock had a dynamite game for Linden-McKinley, rushing for 107 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 138 yards on only 11 passes. Brock is becoming a predictor of Linden-McKinley's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

Linden-McKinley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Briyon Jamison and Jaron Sims.

Although Beechcroft took the loss, they still got scores from Olaoluwa Obayemi and Tyrell Russell.

The victory got Linden-McKinley back to even at 3-3. As for Beechcroft, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.

Linden-McKinley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-0 win against Federal Hocking on the 5th. Beechcroft has also already played their next match, a 40-14 victory against Mifflin on the 4th.

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