Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paint Branch). They breezed by the Wheaton Knights at home to the tune of 48-14 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Knights are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Makai Miles and he. Miles gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns while he gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns. Alijah Bah got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards. Another player making a difference was Vincent Do, who threw for 194 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Paint Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win for Paint Branch keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Wheaton, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Northwest at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Paint Branch: 12, Northwest: 0) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Wheaton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bethesda-Chevy Chase at 6:30 p.m. Bethesda-Chevy Chase's defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so Wheaton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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