Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ridge Point). They blew past the Fort Bend Bush Broncos 70-0 at home on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Broncos are ranked 787th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Austin Carlisle was his usual excellent self, throwing for 134 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 68 yards. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Jerry Sweeting, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ridge Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Ridge Point didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Jones, Gilford Jackson, and Matt Oliveri picked up one apiece.
Ridge Point's record now sits at 5-1. As for Fort Bend Bush, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Ridge Point will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Fort Bend Dulles at 1:00 p.m. on October 19th. Ridge Point is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Fort Bend Bush will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Fort Bend Elkins at 7:00 p.m. on October 17th.
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