Football Preview: Plano East Panthers vs. North Forney Falcons
The Plano East Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the North Forney Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Forney took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Plano East, who comes in off a win.
Plano East is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Royse City. Plano East breezed by Royse City on the road to the tune of 55-27 on Friday.
Plano East got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jackson Hays out in front who threw for 124 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Travis Agee, who rushed for 138 yards.
Plano East's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Judah Thompson led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Andrew Earls also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown. Joshua Barrow was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Plano East was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 437 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Royse City only gained 227.
Meanwhile, North Forney couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. The contest between them and Skyline wasn't particularly close, with North Forney falling 21-7.
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