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Maysville football lost on the road but won big at home

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Maysville running back drives the ball down field despite West Muskingum's best attempts to stop him. Matthew Dotson

Vs. West Muskingum (10/10) Vs. New Lexington (10/3) wouldn’t let up as the quarter came to the action with a 44-yard rushing touch-
The Panthers hosted their neighbors On the road in New Lexington on Fri- a close. With just two minutes to go, down but failed the two-point conversion
and rivals, the West Muskingum Tor- day, it was a battle of two Panthers as Stenson grabbed another short-yardage to end the first half up 48 – 7.
nadoes, on Friday. Last year, the two Maysville took on the undefeated team touchdown to build a massive 28 – 0 After the break, as the clock ticked
teams met up for a less-than-favorable from New Lexington. Just a minute into lead, followed by a blocked punt just a down quickly, Paul Nealy carried the ball
outcome for the Panthers when West the game, Paul Stenson ran in a three- minute later that was grabbed and car- 35 yards for a New Lex touchdown to
Muskingum shut them out and took a yard touchdown, followed by a Lane ried 30 yards by Mathias to end the first lead 54 – 7. Maysville picked up a safety
huge 43 – 0 victory to lead the series 4 Ratliff pass to Tyson Spicer for two ex- quarter up 35 – 0 and start the running inside the fourth quarter, followed by a
– 3. Maysville was hoping for a different tra points to lead 8 – 0. A few minutes clock. After the eventful first quarter, short touchdown to gain ground, New
turnout this year, and they manifested later, Stenson ran the ball in himself for Maysville’s Kade Rock completed a pass Lex 54 – Maysville 16. With the clock
that result. Maysville took a big 21 – 7 a touchdown, but the extra point was for a touchdown just minutes into the still ticking away, Maysville could not re-
upset over West Muskingum, evening missed as they led the Panthers 14 – 0. second quarter to end the running clock cover and fell to New Lexington 54 – 16.
the series at 4 – 4. With six minutes remaining on the clock and narrow the gap to 35 – 7. Stenson
The Panthers move on down the road in the first quarter, Colton Mathias car- answered back for New Lexington with
on Friday, October 17th, in Byesville ried the ball over the goal line for New a 52-yard rushing touchdown to bump
against the Meadowbrook Colts. Lex, followed by a PAT by Eli Dixon to the lead back up to 42 – 7, and moved
lead Maysville 21 – 0. The home team back to a running clock. Ratliff got in on