Football Preview: Lufkin Panthers vs. Barbers Hill Eagles
After two games on the road, Lufkin is heading back home. They will welcome the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Lufkin earned a 39-27 victory over Tyler. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Lions are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Barbers Hill's strategy against Foster on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Barbers Hill blew Foster out of the water with a 49-7 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Barbers Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darren Jordan led the charge by rushing for 67 yards and three touchdowns. Gabriel Howard was another key back, rushing for 58 yards and three touchdowns.
Barbers Hill wouldn't let Foster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Trae Clark, Brayden Hamby, and Hamby picked up one apiece. Hamby also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Barbers Hill got some further help from Bryce Jackson: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lufkin's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Barbers Hill, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
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