Game of the Week: Leesville Road knocks off Panther Creek 38-14
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) -- Leesville Road improved to 2-0 on the young season with a 38-14 victory at Panther Creek on Friday night in the Mountain Dew High School Huddle Game of the Week.
The Pride jumped out early as Xavier Lewis returned an interception for a touchdown.
"I was expecting the screen all week," Lewis said. "I knew I was going to get a pick on that."
The game was tight in the first half with Kalen Luten scoring for Panther Creek to bring the Catamounts to within 17-14 at halftime.
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But the third quarter proved to be the difference as Leesville Road scored twice, including another interception for a touchdown by Niko Sonye.
Despite the win, Leesville Road coach Ben Kolstad saw plenty of room for improvement.
"I thought we were sluggish," Kolstad said. "I don't know if it was the heat or what, but we just kind of turned the ball over, which we haven't really done this year, we missed a bunch of tackles, but our kids adjusted. We made some adjustments at halftime that kind of took things away."
Panther Creek fell to 0-2.
Friday's Scores
Alexander Central 17, North Gaston 8
Andrews 46, East Henderson 14
Apex 26, Fuquay-Varina 23
Apex Middle Creek 55, Garner 21
Arden Christ School 39, Polk County 7
Asheville Reynolds 45, Shelby 21
Asheville Roberson 12, Gastonia Ashbrook 0
Belmont South Point 48, East Gaston 6
Boonville Starmount 65, Davidson Community School 53
Brunswick Academy, Va. 61, Pungo Christian 26
Buford, Ga. 56, Charlotte Mallard Creek 7
Camden County 48, Perquimans 0
Canton Pisgah 14, Enka 7
Catawba Bandys 24, Newton Foard 15
Catholic High School of Va Beach, Va. 20, Kill Devil Hills First Flight 11
Central Davidson 46, Randleman 21
Central, S.C. 63, Carolina Pride 0
Charlotte Ardrey Kell 40, Waxhaw Cuthbertson 3
Charlotte Christian 52, Southside Christian, S.C. 28
Charlotte Independence 28, Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 14
Charlotte Providence Day 52, Matthews Weddington 32
Chocowinity Southside 27, Washington County 20
Claremont Bunker Hill 33, Hickory St. Stephens 12
Concord Cannon 55, Greater Cabarrus Home 0
Concord Cox Mill 45, Northwest Cabarrus 6
Cornelius Hough 34, Mooresville 6
Croatan 56, Pamlico County 38
East Bladen 35, South Columbus 14
East Carteret 29, Ayden-Grifton 14
East Davidson 41, Trinity Wheatmore 0
East Forsyth 47, Rolesville 0
East Lincoln 53, Gastonia Forestview 0
East Surry 14, Mount Airy 12
East Wilkes 35, Surry Central 7
Eastern Alamance 28, Southern Alamance 14
Eastern Randolph 69, Asheboro 7
Eden Morehead 41, Rockingham County 21
Erwin Triton 34, South Johnston 15
Fayetteville Sanford 40, Fayetteville Britt 27
Fayetteville Seventy-First 14, Fayetteville Pine Forest 6
Fayetteville Smith 26, Cape Fear 16
Fayetteville Westover 40, St. Pauls 6
Forest City Chase 57, Swannanoa Owen 15
Franklin 14, Cherokee 12
Friendship 27, Raleigh Wakefield 7
Goldsboro 6, Fayetteville Byrd 4
Gray's Creek 35, Cameron Union Pines 12
Grayson County, Va. 20, Alleghany County 7
Greene Central 32, Kinston 20
Greensboro Grimsley 40, Pfafftown Reagan 34
Greenville Conley 35, Cary 0
Halifax County, Va. 21, Person 12
Havelock 61, West Carteret 0
High Point Andrews 34, High Point Central 0
High Point Christian Academy 14, Harrells Christian 3
Highland Springs, Va. 26, Chambers 20
Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 8, East Chapel Hill 6
Hoke County 30, Lumberton 0
Indian Trail Porter Ridge 48, West Cabarrus 0
Jacksonville 38, Jacksonville White Oak 6
Kannapolis Brown 35, Monroe Sun Valley 31
Kings Mountain 24, Asheville 0
Knightdale 28, East Wake 14
Lake Norman 42, North Iredell 0
Lake Norman Charter 34, Winston-Salem Prep 14
Lawndale Burns 35, Shelby Crest 12
Lee County 21, Spring Lake Overhills 14
Lincolnton 20, North Lincoln 17
Marshville Forest Hills 54, Red Springs 7
Matthews Butler 40, Richmond County 7
Metrolina Christian Academy 18, Charlotte Country Day 7
Mitchell County 34, McDowell County 16
Monroe Parkwood 29, Concord 0
Mooresville Pine Lake Prep 21, Mooresboro Jefferson 0
Morganton Freedom 33, East Burke 20
Mount Pleasant 34, China Grove Carson 28
Murphy 15, Commerce, Ga. 14
New Bern 61, Willow Spring 0
North Rowan 57, South Rowan 0
North Stanly 30, East Rowan 14
North Wilkes 35, Ashe County 30
Northampton County 28, Washington 21
Northeast Guilford 8, Western Guilford 0
Northern Nash 49, Wilson Fike 6
Oak Grove 23, West Forsyth 14
Pembroke Swett 24, Fairmont 8
Pikeville Aycock 44, Eastern Wayne 8
Pittsboro Northwood 52, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 0
Richlands 7, Southwest Onslow 6
Robbinsville 32, Brevard 7
Robert B. Glenn 21, Jamestown Ragsdale 12
Rocky Point Trask 52, Newton Grove Hobbton 34
Salemburg Lakewood 40, Jones County 7
Salisbury 34, Green Level 12
Seven Springs Spring Creek 28, Lejeune 26
South Brunswick 44, Newton Grove Midway 26
South Davidson 14, Chatham Central 0
Southeast Guilford 23, Greensboro Dudley 7
Southern Pines Pinecrest 35, Anson County 6
Southwest Guilford 28, Winston-Salem Reynolds 7
Southwestern Randolph 49, South Stanly 13
Swansboro 33, South Lenoir 0
Sylva Smoky Mountain 21, Swain County 20
Thomasville Ledford 57, West Davidson 7
Wake Forest Heritage 30, South Granville 18
Walkertown 48, Lexington 0
Wallace-Rose Hill 35, Clinton 18
Warsaw Kenan 43, Holly Ridge Dixon 3
Watauga County 23, Maiden 19
West Craven 23, South Central Pitt 12
West Henderson 34, Hendersonville 20
West Johnston 55, Western Harnett 7
West Lincoln 48, Cherryville 0
West Rowan 35, Davie County 34
West Stanly 18, Albemarle 6
West Stokes 34, North Surry 0
West Wilkes 31, Elkin 9
Wilmington Hoggard 18, Scotland 8
Winston-Salem Atkins 27, Winston-Salem Carver 0
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