Football Recap: Patuxent Skates Past Thomas Stone with Ease

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Previous Games

10/11/25 - Home	48-0 W
09/30/22 - Home	56-14 W
10/01/21 - Away	30-24 W
09/20/19 - Away	27-26 W
11/02/18 - Away	48-24 W
+ 3 more games

Patuxent got themselves on the board against Thomas Stone on Saturday, but Thomas Stone never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 48-0 win over the Cougars. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Cougars are ranked 148th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patuxent's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Watson led the charge by throwing for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. A healthy portion of Watson's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Xavier Gross.

Patuxent's run defense was locked in: Thomas Stone could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Jaxon Sullivan for the heroic effort on defense: he. Patuxent's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.9.

Patuxent's defense didn't let Makhai Thompson, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Johnathan Edwards was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Thomas Stone's side was Sullivan, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).

The victory (which was Patuxent's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.7 points on average over those games. As for Thomas Stone, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Patuxent wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 21-12 defeat against Huntingtown on the 17th. As for Thomas Stone, they have also already played their next matchup, a 63-0 loss against Northern on the 17th.