Football Recap: O'fallon Starts off Right with Win over Triad

O'Fallon had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They enjoyed a cozy 24-8 victory over the Triad Knights. The Panthers pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.

The critical scores for O'Fallon came from Kellan Gass, Gunner Hoffman, and Almanzo Jackson.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something O'Fallon proved: they limited Triad to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Jason Lee for the heroic effort on defense: he. O'Fallon's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.

Panthers

Interceptions

Jesse Flores	2
Taylin Abram	1
Kellan Gass	1
Samuel McCollum	1

O'Fallon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Jesse Flores led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. O'Fallon will take on Troy-Buchanan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Triad, they will challenge Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.