Football Recap: Mccallum Falls Despite Strong Effort from Luke Dunham

By Team Reports Nov 3, 2024, 5:23pm

Football Recap: McCallum Knights vs. Liberty Hill Panthers

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A win for McCallum just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 78-57 to the Liberty Hill Panthers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (46), the Knights still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why McCallum lost, don't look at Luke Dunham. Despite the final result, he threw for 501 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, Dunham is now averaging an impressive 316.6 passing yards per game.

Bryce Muchaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries for Liberty Hill. What's more, he's the matchup marked his fifth straight with at least 106. Liberty Hill also got a significant boost from Dj Seaborn, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 125 yards.

McCallum dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Liberty Hill, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

McCallum wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 65-0 win against Navarro on the 31st. As for Liberty Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 56-0 victory against Crockett on the 1st.

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