Panthers destroyed on road by Bowling Green in 71-12 rout

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The PHS varsity football team could not stop the opposition for the second week in a row and paid for it with a 71-12 blasting at Bowling Green Friday.

The Bobcats scored 10 touchdowns, including nine in the first half in claiming just their second win over Palmyra over the years, and their first at home.

The game started out like it might be a contest, when Palmyra answered Bowling Green’s opening drive touchdown with one of their own.

Bobcat running back, Marcus Starks scored the first of his six touchdowns from 10 yards out in helping his team go up 8-0 with barely a minute gone in the game.

But then, on the Panthers’ third play from scrimmage, quarterback Marty Smyser III kept the ball, slipped by several defenders to the right and then broke free for a 65-yard touchdown run.

A two-point try failed and the Panthers were down by two, but it was the closest they would be to Bowling Green in the game, as the Bobcats scored eight straight touchdowns to go up 64-6 with 25 seconds left in the first half.

The game clock was continuous the entire second half, during which the two teams each scored once.

Smyser made it 64-12 mid-way through the third quarter with a 1-yard run.

The Bobcats completed the scoring moments later when Brandon Gamm returned the kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.

 

Bowling Green piled up 358 yards of total offense, but enjoyed great field position much of the game. The Bobcats did much of it on the ground with 263 yards on 41 attempts and 95 yards through the air.

Starks led Bowling Green with 130 yards on 20 carries and also caught one pass for 15 yards and a touchdown.

Quarterback Dylan Dalton, didn’t have to throw often, but when he did, he was deadly, completing five of six passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns.

Palmyra had 202 yards of offense including 195 rushing.

Smyser was pretty much the offense with 115 yards rushing on 12 attempts. He also completed two of nine passes for seven yards.

Turnovers were a problem for Palmyra, as Smyser threw two interceptions and the team fumbled twice.

Palmyra at Bowling Gr.

Friday, Sept. 2, 2022

1 2 3 4 F

Palmyra 6 0 6 0 12

Bowling Gr. 32 32 7 0 71

Scoring

First Quarter

BG: Starks 10-yd. TD run at 10:49, Bryan 2-pt. pass from Dalton, 0-8

Pal: Smyser 65-yd. TD run at  9:47, 2-pt. run no good, 6-8

BG: Dalton 5-yd. TD run at 7:56, Dalton 2-pt. run, 6-16

BG: Bryant fumble rec. and ret. for TD at 5:41, Starks 2-pt. run, 6-24

BG: Bryant 27-yd. TD pass from Dalton at 0:52, Starks 2-pt. run, 6-32

Second Quarter

BG: Starks 5-yd. TD run at 10:44, 2-pt. play no good, 6-38

BG: Starks 20-yd. TD run at 10:01, Starks 2-pt. pass from Dalton, 6-46

BG: Starks 17-yd. TD run at 8:24, Eskew kick, 6-52

BG: Starks 22-yd. TD run at 2:58, kick no good, 6-58

BG: Gamm 23-yd. TD pass from Dalton at 0:25, kick no good, 6-64

Third Quarter

Pal: Smyser 1-yd. TD run at 6:25, 2-pt. play no good, 12-64

BG: Gamm 90-yard kickoff return for TD at 6:05, Dunn kick, 12-71

 Fourth Quarter

None

CCC Standings Week 2

CCC All PF PA

Centralia 0-0 2-0 52 41

Clark Co. 0-0 2-0 114 12

Macon 0-0 2-0 60 14

Monroe City 0-0 2-0 94 21

S. Shelby 0-0 2-0 78 29

Brookfield 0-0 1-1 28 43

Highland 0-0 1-1 62 62

Palmyra 0-0 0-2 32 129

Week 2 in the CCC

Bowling Green 71, Palmyra 12

Centralia 26, Hallsville 20

Brookfield 20, Marceline 14

Clark County 58, Princeton 12

South Shelby 43, Westran 6

Mon. City 46, Montgomery Co. 13

Macon 33, North Callaway 0

Highland 26, Scotland Co. 7

Week 2 in the CCC

Palmyra at Centralia

Brookfield at South Shelby

Clark County at Macon

Monroe City at Highland

Class 2 District 7 Standings Week 2

Team Record Points

Centralia 2-0 45.50

Bowling Green 2-0 43.00

Clark County 2-0 43.00

Hallsville 1-1 33.50

Montgomery Co. 0-2 17.50

MMA 0-2 12.00

Palmyra 0-2 12.00

Week 2 in Class 2, Dist. 7

Bowling Green 71, Palmyra 12 Centralia 26, Hallsvill 20

Paris 36, MMA 0

Mon. City 46, Montgomery Co. 13

Clark County 58, Princeton 12

Week 3 in Class 2, Dist. 7

Palmyra at Centralia

Clark County at Macon

Monroe City at HIghland

Boonville at Hallsville

Agape at MMA

Montgomer County at Van-Far

Bowling Green at St. Mary’s Academy (Kansas)

2022 PHS Varsity 

Football Schedule

8/26 at Halls.        L, 20-58, 0-1

9/2 at Bowl. Gr.   L 12-71, 0-2

9/9 at Centralia        7 p.m.

9/16 Macon                   7 p.m.

9/23 Brookfield         7 p.m.

9/30 at Monroe City  7 p.m.

10/7 Clark Co.              7 p.m.

10/14 at Highland        7 p.m.

10/21 South Shelby     7 p.m.

10/28 District  TBA      7 p.m.

Ethan Redd was the team’s leading tackler with 3.5, followed by Laden Simmons, 3.0, Luke Sheppard, 3.0, Brett Tuter, 2.5 and Aaron Ritchey, 2.5.

The Panthers play the final game of their season-opening road streak at Centralia Friday.

They then host their first home game, fittingly their homecoming contest against Macon, Sept. 16.

Centralia is 2-0 on the season after winning their opener, 26-21, over Mexico, and then getting by Hallsville, 26-20, Friday.

The wins gave Centralia a slight points lead in the Class 2, District standings ahead of Bowling Green and Clark County which also have 2-0 records.