Football Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Nease Panthers
Bartram Trail has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Nease Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bartram Trail is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Ribault 49-12. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bartram Trail to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arthur Lewis IV, who rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Neko Dawkins was another major influence, as he rushed for 41 yards and ran in a TD.
Meanwhile, Nease put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Beachside 42-20. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Barracudas are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kj Perry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. Nate Harry was another key player, throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Nease's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Chase Bogle, Devon Wentley, and Jacob Curry picked up two apiece. Curry has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last ten times he's played. Nease got some further help from Kyle Hurtado: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
The win snapped Bartram Trail's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. As for Nease, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Bartram Trail against Nease in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as the team secured a 42-13 win. Does Bartram Trail have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nease turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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