Woodville (1-3) and Vina clashed last Friday night as each team looked to gain their first win of the season. The Panthers snapped their 14-game losing streak with a dominating 58-26 victory over Vina at Frazier Field. Woodville kicked off the play with a 73-yard run from Ace Weaver and a Sam Peek 2-yard touchdown run. Vina (0-3) answered with a scoring run on its next possession. However, the Panther onslaught was just beginning as they added multiple scoring drives for a 20-6 opening quarter lead. Woodville leading things 28-6 late in the second quarter, Peek added a 14-yard touchdown. He later found Richard Rosas who caught the ball one-handed for a 44-yard touchdown pass into the endzone and Weaver had a successful 2-point conversion. At the half the Panther led with an impressive 36-12 advantage. In the third, Vina added two touchdowns but their rally was cut short with DeShawn Billions’ 4-yard touchdown run and Peek’s 2-point conversion extending Woodville’s lead to 44-20. Peek recorded his fourth TD on a 10-yard rush in the final frame. Weaver caught a 36 yard pass from Peek to the end zone and cleared a successful two-point conversion lifting the Panthers to 58-26. Per the AHSFHS, Friday night’s 58 point game was the most points Woodville has scored in a single game in the program’s history. The win marks Woodville’s Head Coach Matt Sanders first since taking over the program. Peek finished with 19 carries for 225 yards, four touchdowns, one two point conversion, 2 of 9 passing with 65 yards for two touchdowns and a total of 309 yards. Ace Weaver had 11 carries for 232 yards and one touchdown, three successful 2-point conversions and caught nine passes for 140 yards. Rosas caught two passes for 53 yards and Billions ran for 29 yards. Woodville hosts Brindlee Mountain in a non-region game on Friday at 7 p.m. The matchup will be the first between the two.
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