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10B ♦ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007 PERRY From page 4B concentration on what was going on with his quarter back. “I just found an open spot and put it in the end zone,” he said. The Panther defense fol lowed that play with the first of two pass interceptions, the first coming from Tourris Leary in the opposite end zone. Leary was instrumen tal in another interception as the first half was nearing a close. LaGrange quarterback Rodney Tolbert went for a deep ball from his own 39 only to see Leary tip the ball away from a visiting receiver in coverage. Hayward was also in that vicinity, leaped for the catch, and made a dash past everyone in a white jersey for an 85-yard touchdown return. For the game, Hayward was 8-for-17 passing for 97 yards and the touchdown in addition to running the ball 22 times for 101 yards. Felder had five catches for 70 yards while Jacorey Lane rushed for 76 yards, includ ing a 33-yard second-half touchdown. Bill Freeman provided a not-often-seen weapon this football season as he made two field goals in the 30-to -40 yard range. He also made good on a 35-yard PAT kick on the interception return when Perry was flagged afterwards 15 yards. Perry controlled the con test from the outset, not only with a defense that didn’t allow but one first down in seven LaGrange plays of the first quarter, but with that spread offense that was more geared towards ball control than big plays. In seven first-down snaps of the first half, the Panthers averaged six yards a play. They also converted three 3rd-and-ls plus one 4th-and -1 for first downs. The first Panther drive started from the PH 20, and 10 plays later it was 4th JML «&' : fW * ■■'***■ ■■■■•»:■;".' # *«' I^^BHv ; : ■ "5.... 7: : : x :.., .. :< ***^ : ' ■. . ■■ . **.-JSKssr " JL .:. ENI/Gary Harmon Panther rusher Jacorey Lane breaks into the open for a big gain. PANTHERS From page 4B Ram defense saying their players are big, strong and fast. He said Worth has a good linebacker (No. 42), and that the main thing to look out for is the team speed. But, in looking at match ups with Perry and its spread offense, Scott said the Rams come from a region that doesn’t have anyone who does what the Panthers do. He said, though, that it doesn’t give his club any real advantage. “We just have to take advantage of our opportuni ties, take what the defense gives us,” said Scott. “We can’t have any turnovers or foolish penalties. We have to make sure we execute.” Turnovers were not a prob lem - because there were none - when the Panthers toppled LaGrange in the first round. The execution was also there, especially early, that gave Perry four short third-down opportunities. Basically, the Panther suc cess both in the first round and the 4-AAA play-in game with Jackson came as a result of ball control. and-8 on the Granger 16. Freeman tried and made a 33-yard field goal for the 3-0 lead at 4:45 of the first quarter. There were times when Hayward didn’t have to scramble as Perry’s offen sive front gave him plenty of time to find Trey Smith on a roll-out and gain 13 yards on 2nd-and-14 in the second period. That was the key play of the Hayward-to- Felder touchdown series that lasted 13 plays and started at the Panther 34. LaGrange’s Ocie Salter had his team’s biggest gain of the night with a 63-yard run to the Panther 13 (a play that had a flag on the field but later waved off). Leary had his intercep tion on third down when the visitors went with 6-4 sophomore Jamius Gunsby at quarterback. Perry’s 17-0 lead stood at halftime as Pat Simmions of LaGrange missed for the first time on a field goal kick all season as time ran out. Kanorris Davis chased down the LaGrange punter after a bad snap to set up the Panther offense on the Granger 14. Perry would lose some yards and had a break by recovering a dropped backwards pass on the 20. But Freeman notched his second field goal, this one of 37 yards, for a 20-0 Panther lead at 5:18 of the third quarter. J.R. Lasseter had a punt roll to the 8-yard-line late in the period, but LaGrange worked out of the hole with two third-down conversions up to the 44. On a third down play from the PH 36, Davis knocked the football away from Dez Lovett and Tyler Rogers recovered on the 34. After Hayward’s 28-yard run into Granger ground, Lane burst through open space to score, and with Freeman’s final PAT kick Perry was up 27-0 (7:48). Lovett scored the lone LaGrange touchdown on a two-yard run at the end of an eight-play, 70-yard drive. “A lot of people will look at our (spread) offense, but it’s still about running the foot ball,” said Scott, whose team has more than 400 yards on the ground the last two out ings, complimented by about 160 yards through the air. It’s taken time off the clock and given Perry the edge in field position. It also helps that the Panther special teams are getting stronger with well placed kickoffs and punts. Bill Freeman made two field goals of more than 30 yards to go with a 35-yard PAT in the LaGrange game. “It’s his senior year, and he’s just gotten better throughout the year,” said Scott. And there’s . Casey Hayward’s amazing play at quarterback with 22 total touchdowns (17 rushing, 15 passing) and 2,000 yards plus total offense. He continues to leave jaws dropped all over the stadium as he did last week when he turned a near disastrous situation into a touchdown pass to Akeen Felder. “He did a great job to stay alive,” said Scott about Hayward’s scramble in the second quarter. “And it was Wjßb ■ m Bn f . |]| K H Jr .... .. ■ B 1A \ A ¥My Am .-i sKMS? 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For the first nine games, Perry gave up an average of 27.3 points per game. The last two foes combined only got 21 com bined, some of that due to AUCTION Wednesday December 5 2:00 p.m. IgSv ...... ■ ' 'T»y.?.. lEyyjjl .. fe.La.!g.>. St. i RomlaK. Reagin & Martin P. peayin. Auction Coordinators Visit RowellAuctlons.com for | Rowell Auctions, Inc. onn rowcHauctions.com SPORTS limited opportunities. “We’ve tried to be a lot more aggressive in our play call ing,” said Scott about what goes on when the defense is on the field. 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