You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for The Van Alstyne Panthers on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bridgeport out of the water with a 57-12 final score. With Van Alstyne ahead 43-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Van Alstyne got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Weston Johnston out in front who threw for 172 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Kaster Fonseca also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
The victory makes it two in a row for Van Alstyne and bumps their season record up to 5-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-7 Bridgeport (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 43.8% over those games). As for Bridgeport, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Van Alstyne will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gainesville at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Cade Searcy and Johnston. As for Bridgeport, they will head out on the road to face off against Krum at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
