Stone was the 21-14 winner over Quitman when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Stone Tomcats and the Quitman Panthers were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Stone Tomcats suffered a 20-19 loss. While the Tomcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 7-6 in the first quarter.
Several Tomcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kylan Burnett, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Burnett a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keena Galloway Ii, who picked up 51 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Akylin Dear continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Quitman, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 108 yards and a touchdown. Dear's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Quitman also got help from Justin Bilbrew, who showed off his sure hands for 90 receiving yards.
Stone's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Quitman, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Stone has already played their next match, a 32-0 victory against St. Stanislaus on the 4th. As for Quitman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 56-14 win against Morton on the 4th.
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