Jay Schuller (8) running for the touch down after the completed pass. The game was suspended because of thunderstorms.
Sep 29, 2012
With less than four minutes having run off the clock on Friday night, the Panther Creek-Middle Creek game was postponed until Saturday due to lightning.
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In a soggy game, Middle Creek had to survive a Panther Creek comeback as the Mustangs took the 35-26 win.
When the game was restarted with 8:01 left in the first quarter, Middle Creek had the ball on the Panther Creek 34-yard line and a 7-0 lead.
The Mustangs added to that lead in a hurry. Naylaan Lopez broke a short touchdown run to put the Mustangs up 14-0, then a pass over the top from David Salmon to Quinton Ray gave Middle Creek a 21-0 lead.
Panther Creek finally got on the board when Dorrel McClain took a hand-off up the middle for a score. The extra point failed, and Panther Creek trailed 21-6.
But the Catamounts cut the Middle Creek lead to 28-20 going into halftime, and that score held until the fourth quarter.
Panther Creek started a drive in the final quarter behind the running of David Myaka and a big pass from Brenden Magner to Andre Payne. The drive ended in a 2-yard touchdown run by Myaka, cutting the Middle Creek lead to 28-26.
The Catamounts could have tied the game with a two-point conversion, but Magner was sacked on the attempt.
On Middle Creek's ensuing possession, Salmon scored on a 12-yard quarterback keeper to put the game out of reach.
Panther Creek (1-6, 1-4 Tri-Nine) will host Lee County next week, while Middle Creek (6-1, 4-0 Tri-Nine) travels to Green Hope. The Mustangs are in sole possession of first place in the Tri-Nine Conference and are still in the running for an overall No. 1 seed in the state playoffs.
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