Football Recap: Derby Continues Home Dominance on Friday

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2024, 9:30am

Football Recap: Derby Panthers vs. Junction City Bluejays

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Derby extended their home winning streak to 12 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Arieus Finley. The Derby Panthers blew past the Junction City Bluejays 42-14 on Friday thanks in part to Finley, who rushed for 190 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.

Another player making a difference was Da?Saahn Brame, who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards.

Derby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.

Derby's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Junction City, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.

Derby will challenge East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Derby knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully East likes a good challenge. Junction City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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