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Huntingdon rolls past mistake-prone Panthers

Huntingdon (7-1) had 377 yards rushing and 594 yards of total offense in the game. The Hawks came into the game leading the NCAA Division III in total offense, averaging 533 yards per game.

LaGrange quarterback Drew Carter was picked off six times by the Huntingdon secondary. The Panthers also lost the ball one time on a fumble. The miscues led to three Hawk touchdowns and killed three drives inside the Huntingdon 25.

Huntingdon bolted to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Baronich started the scoring with a 3-yard run on the opening drive of the game. Following a Panther fumble, the Hawks scored again off a halfback pass from Trevor Manuel to Steven Laye. Justin Ridgeway finished a two-play 83-yard drive with a 35-yard pass to Willie McDowell.

The Panthers' had two interceptions and a fumble on their first four possessions. They got on the board on the last play of the first quarter. Mario Wallace scored from the 6 to finish a short 5-play 17-yard drive to make it 21-6.

The Hawks drove 89 yards in nine plays to open up a 28-6 lead in the second quarter. Ridgeway threw his second touchdown of the half, a 12-yard strike to Walker Gantt.

Huntingdon tacked on three more touchdowns in the third quarter to go up 49-6. Baronich had a pair of 1-yard runs sandwiched around Ridgeway's third touchdown pass of the game. Baronich finished the game with 32 carries, averaging 9.0 yards per carry.

Carter threw 30 yards to Devin Billings early in the fourth quarter for the Panthers second score. The Hawks added a safety later in the quarter for the 51-13 final score.

The Panthers take a week off before closing out their season Nov. 14 at Greenville (Ill.).

 

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