MIDLOTHIAN – The Red Oak Hawks and Midlothian Panthers faced off Friday, Oct. 31 for sole possession of 2nd place in 5A-1 District 7.
On this rare Halloween night game, the Panthers provided plenty of tricks and no treats for the visiting Hawks, blowing out Red Oak, 46-10.
Red Oak’s defense forced a quick 3 and out on Midlothian’s first possession of the game after a bobbled snap by Panther quarterback, Beau Wendel. Wendel would make up for that play throughout the game.
The Hawk’s offense struggled to move the ball the entire game. At halftime, Red Oak only had 2 first downs – compared to Midlothian’s 14.
Most of the game stats had similar statistics.
The Panthers beat the Hawks on three deep passes, with two going for touchdowns. The Panthers running game also had long runs for scores, including two from QB Wendel.
Red Oak could not get anything going with their offense. Quarterback Billy Middleton, Jr. scrambled nearly every time he dropped back to pass, and in the run game the Hawks were often stopped at the line of scrimmage or in the backfield.
With the Panthers win, they move into 2nd place, with their final game against 1st place Highland Park. The Hawks (5-4, 3-2), however, drop into a mess with Joshua, Centennial and Tyler, all buying for the 3rd and 4th playoff spots in 5A-1 District 7.
Red Oak’s final regular season game is Friday, Nov. 7 against a good Tyler team (3-6, 2-3). Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Billy Goodloe Stadium.
Red Oak | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Midlothian | 14 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
MD – Michael Archie 5 run (Noah Terry kick).
MD – Beau Wendel 35 run (Noah Terry kick).
MD – Jonathan Azunna 9 run (kick failed).
RO – Billy Middleton III 48 run (Rodolfo Salas kick).
MD – Brendyn Jackson 73 pass from Beau Wendel (run failed).
MD – Beau Wendel 50 run (run failed).
MD – Jonathan Azunna 10 run (Noah Terry kick).
RO – Rodolfo Salas 26 field goal.
MD – Dexter Wright 3 run (Noah Terry kick).
First Downs RO: 8 MD: 22
Rushing Yards RO: 23-106 MD: 49-361
Passing Yards RO: 77 MD: 162
Passing RO: 8-22-0 MD: 9-11-0
Punts-Avg RO: 5-37.8 MD: 2-21.5
Penalties RO: 7-51 MD: 6-32
Fumbles-Lost RO: 2-1 MD: 5-2
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing – RO: Renard Thomas III 1-1, Billy Middleton III 14-88, Daylan Johnson 8-19. MD: Justice Roberts 4-48, Beau Wendel 11-108, Jonathan Azunna 10-69, Francis Hamissi 2-4, Michael Archie 10-54, Caden Haught 4-15, Habeebilah Olaiya 1-0, Rylen Harper 1-2, Dexter Wright 6-61.
Passing – RO: Billy Middleton III 7-20-0-65, Tuhran Square1-2-0-12. MD: Justice Roberts 3-3-0-26, Beau Wendel 6-8-0-136.
Receiving – RO: Brayden Robinson 4-30, Christian Totten 2-23, D’Aires Byerly 2-24. MD: Jayden Townsend 1-7, Jonathan Azunna 2-8, Brendyn Jackson 4-131, Rylen Harper 1-9, Tate McCoy 1-7.