Football Recap: Wyatt Burchill Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Lakeview

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 4:01pm

Football Recap: Saegertown Panthers vs. Lakeview Sailors

Suggested Video

There's no place like home for Saegertown, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 31-29 win over the Lakeview Sailors on Friday. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 58-19 loss the Sailors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Saegertown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt Burchill, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Burchill a new career-high in rushing yards. Reese Wilkinson was another key rusher, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.

Defeat or not, Lakeview got some senior leadership from Blake Skiles and Brayden Booher. Skiles gained 257 total yards and two touchdowns, while Booher. rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Skiles torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 84 yards.

Saegertown's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Lakeview, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Saegertown will square off against Cambridge Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeview, they will take on Maplewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps