Football Recap: St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers vs. Pleasanton Blu-Jays
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Mary's-Colgan). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Pleasanton Blu-Jays 66-8 at home. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
St. Mary's-Colgan can attribute much of their success to Carston Simmons, who rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 18 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Schremmer got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Mary's-Colgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
St. Mary's-Colgan pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pleasanton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Mary's-Colgan's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Uniontown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Mary's-Colgan: 15.5, Uniontown: 16.5) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Pleasanton, they will take on Jayhawk Linn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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