Jr Panther Featherweights Going to Super Bowl

November 5, 2018November 12, 2018 Paul Clark

The WKC Jr Panther featherweights (4th /5th graders) are going to the TCYFL 3A Super Bowl. Led by a stout defense, and a 61-yard breakaway TD run by Tyler Hall, the Jr Panthers shut out the Grayslake Colts 7-0, on a cold and rainy Sunday in Gurnee.

The powerful offensive line (L-R): Aliya Corona, Brock Griffin, Wyatt High, Reggie Brent, Carson Zimmerman, Jonathon Rainey, and Jack Dzierzanowski.

On their first drive, Hall took a hand-off to the outside, broke one tackle, and was off to the races for an early 6-0 lead. He then bulldozed into the end zone for a 1-point PAT.

Tyler Hall fights off two Grayslake defenders to get to the outside.

With his combination of speed and power, Hall gets to the outside.

Now it is just speed, as Hall hits the turbo boost to separate from any Grayslake defenders.

Tyler Hall plows into the end zone, dragging Grayslake defenders, for a 1-point PAT.

Head Coach, Brent Brenner, said the defense held strong the rest of the way and credited the play of DL Jonathon Rainey, DT Reggie Brent, and MLB Brock Griffin. Late in the game, Grayslake was driving to tie up the score. The Colts had 1st and goal at the Panther 2-yard line. On first down, Tyler Hall hammered the Grayslake RB, and he went out for the rest of the game. On this goal line stand, the Jr Panthers got big plays from Jack Dzierzanowski, Talon Volbrecht, and Casey Mulcahy. Then On 4th down, Aiden Chapman intercepted a pass in the end zone to end the dangerous Grayslake threat.

Third grader, Casey Mulcahy slows up the Grayslake RB…….

…. and Jonathon Rainey finishes him off.

The offensive line opens up a hole big enough to drive a truck through.

Reggie Brent (red socks) shuts down a Colt RB at the line of scrimmage.

Coach Brenner also had strong praise for QB Jack Gartner. He said, “There was a lot of pressure on him to hold onto the ball. It was very cold and wet out there, and he did a great job securing it in those conditions.”

The Jr Panthers with face Zion in the 3A Super Bowl this weekend. The Super Bowl will be at 5pm Sunday at Carmel HS, in Mundelein. The Jr Panthers played Zion in week two, and lost 6-0, after have a TD of their own called back on a rarely seen, assisting the runner penalty, for pushing the pile. So this should be a great Super Bowl.

Keep up the hard work boys!

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