Football Recap: Santa Fe Takes a Loss

Santa Fe played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Newberry Panthers, falling 27-7. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.

Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed six in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Dantre Little, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

Even if they lost, Santa Fe's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Cole Chong-You with two.

Kaleb Woods was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries, while also picking up 50 receiving yards and one touchdown for Newberry. That's the most rushing yards Woods has posted since back in September of 2024. Zaden Wilcox was another key player, rushing for 85 yards and one score on only ten carries.

Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Newberry, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Santa Fe didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-6 win against Keystone Heights on the 10th. As for Newberry, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 28-7 loss against Bradford on the 10th.