Nease put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Fletcher Senators 39-0 at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Senators are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nease had a senior duo take command as Kj Perry rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and Nate Harry threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Harry a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (85 yards to be exact) went to Maddox Spencer, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nease was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fletcher only rushed for 105.
Nease's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Fletcher, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Nease will challenge St. Augustine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Nease likes a good challenge. As for Fletcher, they are on the road again on Friday to play Sandalwood at 6:30 p.m. Fletcher is facing Sandalwood at the right time seeing as Sandalwood is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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