Ponitz Career Tech played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 43-16 loss at the hands of the East Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Golden Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Tigers are ranked 287th).
East found their leader in sophomore Dominique Edwards, who rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Ta'John Royster, who gained 98 total yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Ponitz Career Tech and nudges their season record down to 1-8. As for East, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Coming up, Ponitz Career Tech will venture away from home to take on Belmont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for East, they will host Linden-McKinley at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Tigers 10, the Panthers 5.5) so any points scored will be well earned.
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