Football Recap: Bedford North Lawrence Stars vs. Jennings County Panthers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bedford North Lawrence had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Jennings County Panthers 38-6. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Stars considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Bedford North Lawrence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaden Gilbert led the charge by picking up 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown. Dayson Kirby was another key passer, throwing for 231 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bedford North Lawrence's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Brady Byers was the leader with two. He has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played.
Bedford North Lawrence's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Jennings County, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Bedford North Lawrence has already played their next matchup, a 48-24 loss against Greenwood on the 1st. Jennings County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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