LAST YEAR — Panorama rolled up 460 yards of offense in a 42-12 win in Panora. The Panthers threw for 273 yards and four scores and rushed for 187 more and 2 TDs while Woodward-Granger ahd 228 yards on the ground and 136 in the air.
Gabe Richey caught five passes for 122 yards and a score and Panorama came away with three fumble recoveries. Both teams had an interception, with Hawk tailback Tanner Vermaas rushing 18 times for 76 yards.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS — Panorama opened with a 48-21 win over Ogden and a 42-22 win at Manson-NW Webster before blanking Southwest Valley, 35-0, in their District 8 opener last week.
Aaron Klinge is 27-50-2 for 343 yards and two scores through the air and has added 110 yards and a TD on 24 rushes.
Levi Leiferman (10-110) is the main target, with Reid Cobb (5-117, 1 TD), Richey (5-57) and Cameron Allen (4-50, 1 TD) also seeing receptions.
Richey has returned a punt 85 yards for a score and has 186 yards and eight TDs on 24 carries so far. Trent Sloss (37-156, 3 TDs) and Allen (9-83, 2 TDs) have also seen duty carrying the ball.
Allen leads the defense with 22.5 tackles, with Sloss having made 17 stops this season.
ABOUT THE HAWKS — The W-G offense has found the end zone only twice this season. The Hawks stopped M-SM, 8-0, in the season opener, but dropped a 42-6 decision at Madrid the following week before suffering an 8-2 loss at Interstate-35 in D8 play last Friday.
In keeping with their traditional approach, the Hawks have rarely tried the aerial route. Quarterback Brendan Bird is just 8-of-20 for only 62 yards this season, with Race Brant (4-17) the only teammate with whom he has connected more than once.
Vermaas has both scores for W-G this season, each of which have come on two-yard dives. He has produced a workman-like 234 yards on 72 carries, with Brant has 66 yards on 17 rushes while fullback Josh Saack has toted the ball 11 times for 40 yards.
Austin Scharlau leads the defense with 17.5 tackles, with Saak adding 14 denials, Johnnie Morgan 13.5 and Vermaas and Nick Musich 12.5 apiece.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
WOODWARD-GRANGER Offense PANORAMA Defense
No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt.
58 LT Drew Jacobson 11 6-2 230 79 DT RJ Barrosso 12
62 LG James Barger 12 6-0 210 21 NG Adam Hackfort 12
74 C Josh Groves 12 5-10 245 58 DT Daniel Irving 11
52 RG Hunter Vermaas 12 5-10 220 22 LB Reid Cobb 12
71 RT Brody Easter 10 6-2 225 27 LB Trent Sloss 12
33 TE Logan Canova 10 6-2 222 25 LB Matthew Webner 11
14 QB Brendan Bird 10 6-0 195 7 LB Cameron Allen 12
27 FB Josh Saak 10 5-9 160 32 LB Gunnar Grunsted 10
28 TB Tanner Vermaas 11 5-10 188 3 S Gabe Richey 12
20 SB Race Brant 12 5-8 168 18 CB Levi Leiferman 11
13 SE Johnnie Morgan 12 6-0 165 23 CB Aaron Klinge 12
WOODWARD-GRANGER Defense PANORAMA Offense
No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. No. Pos. Name Yr. Ht. Wt.
33 DE Logan Canova 10 6-2 222 72 OL Jeramy Randol 11
58 DT Drew Jacobson 11 6-2 230 61 OL Dalton Bennett 11
52 DT Hunter Vermaas 12 5-10 220 70 OL Max Montei 12
61 DE Joe Sturgeon 10 6-0 225 58 OL Daniel Irving 11
55 LB Nick Musich 12 5-10 170 77 OL Daniel Jensen 10
27 LB Josh Saak 10 5-9 160 3 SL Gabe Richey 12
28 LB Tanner Vermaas 11 5-10 188 25 SL Matthew Webner 11
24 LB Austin Scharlau 10 5-9 155 18 WR Levi Leiferman 11
13 FS Johnnie Morgan 12 6-0 165 22 WR Reid Cobb 12
20 CB Race Brant 12 5-8 168 27 FB Trent Sloss 12
5 CB J. P. Nixon 10 5-9 160 23 QB Aaron Klinge 12
