Jay has scored 66, 43, and 65 points in their first 3 games this season. One of the games was canceled due to bad weather. But, they gave up 45, 60, and 47 points.
The O’Connor Panthers are led by running back, Jamontae Edwards but he didn’t play due to an injury. In Week 1, Edwards had 30 carries for 180 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The first play of the game was a 69 yard touchdown run by the O’Connor Panthers back-up running back, Brandin Bradford but unfortunately, he got injured and didn’t return.
The Jay Mustangs scored the next two touchdowns…one was a 58 yard pass and the other was a 40 yard run by Moses. Man, it was really looking like a track meet and I was prepared with many dry erase markers
At halftime, Jay led 24 to 15. Combined, both teams had 421 total yards and by himself, Moses Reynolds, had 184 yards and 3 touchdowns!!
In the 2nd half, the only touchdown that Jay scored was a 1 yard run by whom else but Moses!!! The Panthers exploded for 35 points and the majority came via the passing game. I have seen the Panther passing game single handily win games several times when Zach Galindo was the quarterback and heck, they did it again!!!
The final score was O’Connor 50 and Jay 32.
One of my fellow TSRN’ers, Manny Rodriguez, hung out with me in the 2nd half (he helped Don Harris spot). Well, on one of the O’Connor scores in the second half, he called a play correct as Kolby Lunsford scored a very quick touchdown after a Jay turnover. Man, I was thinking it was going to be Jekovan Holmes!!
The Jay Mustangs ran 67 plays for 384 yards. They had 3 turnovers. Moses Reynolds, the STUD junior quarterback, was 11 of 24 passing for 155 yards with 3 interceptions and 2 touchdowns, He also had 29 carries for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns. I will add those numbers up (I am a stat man)…335 total yards with 5 touchdowns. I wonder of Jay has any Saturday games cause I would love to see him play as a fan and not as a stat man. Dude, on third down conversions, Jay was 11 of 18…well, when you have a player like Moses, I guess anything is possible.
The O’Connor Panthers ran 48 plays for 448 yards. The back-up running back, Brandin Bradford (sophomore), had 8 carries for 113 yards and 1 touchdown (he left in the 2nd quarter with an injury and when he was in the game), The back-up to Brandin was Jorge Gonzalez (junior) and he had 15 carries for 63 yards and 1 touchdown. Yeah, I was really impressed with Brandon and Jorge and man, when Jamontae Edwards come back, they are going to have 3 really good running backs.
The O’Connor quarterback, Johnathan McEntire, was 12 of 20 passing for 253 yards (158 in the 2nd half) with 3 touchdowns. Kolby Lunsford had 6 receptions for 195 yards with 2 touchdowns, Darryl Godfrey had 2 receptions for 62 yards with 1 touchdown, and Jevokan Holmes had 2 receptions for 40 yards.
The Panthers trailed by 15 points early in the game and I thought to myself, man, if the Panthers can’t get the offense rolling, they won’t be in the picture for the District championship with Brennan and Brandeis. You really got a give a lot of kudos to the O’Connor coaching staff because they found a hole in the Jay defense and absolutely exploited them thru the air. And, when the ground game is healthy, they will be a very difficult team to beat.
On Thursday. Thursday Night Lights has a bye week and I am glad…I am tired folks. Besides football, I also got a full-time job and my wife and are just moved in to a new house.
On Friday, I will be at Lehnhoff stadium as the rivals Steele and Clemens play each other. If you want to see that showdown, arrive early!!!
