Hermitage took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 38-0 win over the Matoaca Warriors. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 26-point advantage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hermitage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Breon Bonner, who rushed for 55 yards and one TD. Bonner showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 52 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Hermitage proved: they limited Matoaca to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Dillan Webb for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hermitage didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.4.
Despite the loss, Matoaca still got an impressive performance from Kush Phillip-El, who rushed for 81 yards on only five carries.
Coming up, Hermitage will challenge Henrico at 7:00 p.m. on September 5. As for Matoaca, they will face off against Benedictine at 7:00 p.m. on September 5.
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