Langston Hughes and Douglas County (ranked 61st and 11th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Friday. The Langston Hughes Panthers took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Douglas County Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' national football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Tigers are ranked 11th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Qwantavius Wiggins, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown. Backing up that air attack was Carsyn Baker, who rushed for 88 yards.
Zamarcus Lindley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Douglas County, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Lindley's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Langston Hughes fell to 2-1. As for Douglas County, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Langston Hughes will face off against Banneker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Douglas County, they will challenge Buford at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Buford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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