Creekside was the 51-23 winner over Nease when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Creekside Knights were outmatched by the Nease Panthers at home and fell 45-7. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Panthers are ranked 45th).
Nease can attribute much of their success to Nate Harry, who threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 39 yards. Another player making a difference was Vernon Stephens, who picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Creekside's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2. As for Nease, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Creekside will square off against Spruce Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nease, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Fletcher at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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