Football Preview: Nease Panthers vs. Buchholz Bobcats
The Nease Panthers will challenge the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nease is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Nease's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when St. Augustine offense got past them. Nease pulled ahead with a 35-34 photo finish over St. Augustine on Friday.
Nease's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddox Spencer, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Harry, who threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Buchholz came up short against Richmond Hill on Friday and fell 35-28. That's two games in a row now that the Bobcats have lost by exactly seven points.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Trace Johnson, who threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. Jasiah Powell helped Johnson out on the ground, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Nease's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Buchholz, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
Nease suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Buchholz in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Nease, Creed Whittemore (who threw for 298 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 99 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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