Football Recap: East Ridge Starts Season with Victory at Home

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East Ridge gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eustis Panthers a 17-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Uriah Maynard had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown.

East Ridge's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 12 times. John Calabraro led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.

East Ridge will square off against Mount Dora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eustis, they will host Spruce Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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