Newberry has gone a perfect 3-0 against Palatka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Newberry will welcome Palatka at 7:30 p.m. Newberry will be strutting in after a victory while Palatka will be coming in after a defeat.
Newberry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Keystone Heights 51-7 two weeks ago. With the Panthers ahead 38-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Kaleb Woods
| 09/12/25 @ Keystone Heights | 64 |
| 09/05/25 vs Vanguard | 16 |
| 08/29/25 vs Hawthorne | 60 |
| 08/22/25 @ University Christian | 5 |
| 11/22/24 @ Bradford | 7 |
| 11/01/24 @ Trinity Catholic | 67 |
Newberry's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Woods, who rushed for 64 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries, and also picked up 69 receiving yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Woods has posted since back in November of 2024. Kobe Johnson was another key passer, throwing for 169 yards and two TDs while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Newberry proved: they limited Keystone Heights to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. While seven picked up at least two total tackles, Hernando Garvin stood above the rest. He made two total tackles and defended one pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Newberry didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.1.
Newberry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Garvin. He is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Palatka and Nature Coast Tech were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Palatka suffered a 21-20 loss. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newberry's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Palatka, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Newberry strolled past Palatka when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 24-7. Does Newberry have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palatka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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