Football Recap: Clay County Piles Up the Points Against Calhoun

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Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 - Home	56-0 W
10/11/24 - Away	55-14 W
10/27/17 - Away	42-6 W
10/28/16 - Neutral	6-48 L
10/30/15 - Away	34-12 W

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clay County). They blew past the Calhoun Red Devils 56-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their six-point performance the game before.

Clay County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Collins out in front who threw for 290 yards while completing 83.3% of his passes. Collins' passing game has become a key predictor of the Panthers' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 0-3 otherwise.

Clay County's run defense was locked in: Calhoun could only muster 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank James Grose for the heroic effort on defense: he. Clay County didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 14.4.

Clay County now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Calhoun, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Looking ahead, Clay County will face off against Poca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Dots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.67 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Calhoun, they will square off against Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Red Devils will be up against the Lumberjacks' rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.33 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.