O'Connor's Dylan Murray looks to throw against the Stevens Falcons on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Gustafson - Northside Stadium in San Antonio, TX. Photo: OK3Sports/Olen Kelley III
By Scott Hansen
SAPreps
No. 2 O’Connor had little trouble moving to 7-0 on the season with a comfortable 42-7 victory over Stevens in a game featured by OK3Sports.
Roel Sanchez was his usual self, leading the Panthers to a 35-0 halftime lead. Sanchez finished 8 of 10 through the air for 165 yards and a touchdown before adding an insurance touchdown on the ground in the third quarter.
Millard Bradford usually features primarily on the defensive side of the football, but he was on offense for the very first play of the game, gliding 71 yards to the end zone to give the Panthers a 7-0 lead with 9:27 remaining in the first quarter.
Sanchez would hit Jalen Hughes on a 26-yard touchdown pass to the back of the end zone to make it 14-0. Hughes was able to make a tough grab while well covered and once again showed why he is one of the leading receivers in Region IV.
In the second quarter, sophomore Brandon Garza scored on a 38 yard run with 10:38 left in the second quarter to make it 21-0 before adding on two short-yardage scores to give the Panthers a 35-0 halftime lead.
Stevens was able to get the offense moving in the second half. The Falcons (2-6, 1-2 in District 28-6A Zone B) were turned away when it broke into the red zone on a fumble on fourth down the ball was recovered by Stevens just short of a first down.
On the next possession after an O’Connor punt, the Falcons would capitalize and get some points on the scoreboard when Carson Prouty squirted free on a 23-yard touchdown run to avoid the shutout.
Photo Gallery – Panthers vs Falcons – 19 October 2017
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