Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Banning Lewis Academy). They enjoyed a cozy 27-13 win over the Woodland Park Panthers on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Sam Early
| 10/03/25 @ Woodland Park | 106 |
| 09/20/25 vs North Fork | 89 |
| 08/29/25 @ University | 88 |
| 09/05/25 vs Alamosa | 74 |
| 09/21/24 @ North Fork | 64 |
It was another big night for Sam Early, who threw for 254 yards and four TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 106 yards. Those 106 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Banning Lewis Academy's leading receiver Jordan Jones was Early's top target yet again, picking up 179 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Banning Lewis Academy proved: they limited Woodland Park to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Cam Leggett for the heroic effort on defense: he. Banning Lewis Academy's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.
Banning Lewis Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jones and Isaiah Gomez.
Banning Lewis Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Woodland Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Banning Lewis Academy is set to square off against their familiar foe Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 939 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Woodland Park will face off against rival Lamar at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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