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By:BHS EAST students Fall 2024
All eyes were on the Panthers as they cruised to a 72-25 win last Friday against Sheridan. Read more about the football game, Holland Chapel EAST Players of the Week, and Other News from the Palace.
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In the first quarter, it wasn’t obvious that the game was going to result in such a blowout as the Panthers and Yellowjackets swapped points with a score of 14-12.
Although the first quarter was close, that was not the case for the rest of the game. Benton tacked on 21 more points to take a lead of 35-12. An elite ground game headed the influx of scores as Senior RB Luther Tucker III ran for 3 touchdowns and Junior QB Drew Davis rushed for 2.
The offense wasn’t the only scoring factor, though. Senior LB Walter Hicks forced a fumble that was returned by Senior DT Jay Alford for a touchdown. A few plays later, Alford forced a fumble on a strip sack that Hicks returned for the defense’s second touchdown.
On Sheridan’s next possession, the Panther D stuffed the Yellowjackets to force a turnover on downs. With 15 seconds left in the second quarter, Senior Garrett Honeycutt boomed a 38-yard field to close out the first half with a score of 52-12.
To open up the second half scoring swell, Senior O’Marcus King returned the Sheridan kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown. Later, Drew Davis and Senior WR Elias Payne connected for a 6-yard touchdown pass increasing the score to 65-12.
The Panther offense sealed the dominant performance with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Junior Will Carter to finalize the scoring at a whopping 72 points.
The Yellowjackets had a few scoring drives at the end of the second half setting the final score at 72-25. The Panthers fought through injuries and moved to 5-1. They look forward to a much-missed home-field advantage as they will take against El Dorado this coming Friday.
Holland Chapel EAST Players of the Week:
Jay Alford (Senior/Football)
Finley Vanhook (Senior/Golf)
Offensive Standouts:
QB | Jr. Drew Davis | 16/27, 199 YRDS 2 TD, 78 YRDS 2 TD
RB | Sr. Luther Tucker III | 109 YRDS, 3 TD
RB | So. T.J. Williams | 62 YRDS
WR | Jr. Karson Collatt | 4 REC, 95 YRDS
WR | Jr. Will Carter | 1 TD
WR | Sr. Elias Payne | 1 TD
Defensive Standouts:
CB | Sr. O’Marcus King | 2 INT, 4 TKL, KR TD
SS | Sr. Landon Jackson | 1 INT, 8 TKL
LB | Sr. Walter Hicks | 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD, 1 SACK, 8 TKL
DT | Sr. Jay Alford | 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 SACK, 1 TKL
Fantasy Point Leaders:
QB – Drew Davis (Jr.) – 35.76 FTPS
RB – Luther Tucker III (Sr.) – 28.90 FTPS
WR – Karson Collatt (Jr.) – 13.50 FTPS
Other News From The Palace:
FOOTBALL:
October 18: vs. El Dorado @7:00pm
CROSS COUNTRY:
October 15: Bald Knob Invitational @ Bald Knob, AR
October 19: Lake Hamilton Invitational Hot Springs, AR
VOLLEYBALL:
October 15: @Lake Hamilton Tournament @ 5:00 p.m.
October 16: @LRCA @5:00 p.m.
October 17: vs. White Hall @ Benton @5:00p.m.
See more by EAST Students at www.mysaline.com/benton-east. Content above was created by Benton EAST Students Bronson Coolis, Owen Seals, Tucker Roseberry, Easton Contorno & Brayden Young. Email comments to [email protected].
The mission of the EAST Initiative is to provide an environment that fosters relevant, individualized life-changing experiences through service and technology. EAST is built on four principles. It’s technology driven, student led, service based, and collaborative. EAST is Environmental and Spatial Technology.