It's playoff time, and Pond Creek-Hunter had no trouble coming through when it counted. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Yale Bulldogs 44-12. With the Panthers ahead 24-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Pond Creek-Hunter's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blayne Tefft, who rushed for 119 yards and three TDs on only 14 carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Tefft a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tegan Cowherd, who rushed for 95 yards and three scores.
Pond Creek-Hunter's run defense was locked in: Yale could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Kooper Kelso for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pond Creek-Hunter didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.1.
Pond Creek-Hunter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Tefft led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards.
Although Yale took the loss, they still got scores from Lucas Reece and Levi Benjamin.
Panthers
| 11/21/25 @ Yale | 44-12 |
| 11/14/25 @ Empire | 18-8 |
| 11/07/25 vs Turpin | 64-38 |
| 10/31/25 @ Oklahoma Bible | 16-0 |
The win (which was Pond Creek-Hunter's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-3. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points over those games. As for Yale, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-5 record.
Coming up, Pond Creek-Hunter will square off against Laverne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers' defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so the Panthers' offense will have their work cut out for them. Yale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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