Panorama beats South Hamilton through the air, 28-22

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama football team (1-1) earned its first win of the season at home against South Hamilton (0-2), 28-22. It was a back-and-forth affair. Panorama scored twice early to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Eventually, South Hamilton took the lead from Panorama, 22-21, in the third quarter. Star of the game for Panorama, Cruz Crandall, delivered his fourth TD pass of the game to retake the lead for Panorama for a final time, 28-22.

Crandall went 9/14 in the air for 176 yards and four TDs with one INT, marking an excellent performance. His favorite targets were Latyn Ashworth and Reed Draper. Ashworth had four catches for 63 yards and two scores. Draper had three catches for 37 yards and two scores. On the ground, Austin Wagner had eight carries for 32 yards. Bryce Dawes had 11 carries for 40 yards. On defense, Blake Schwartz and Cristian Monrroy-Nunez each recovered one fumble.

Panorama’s next game is at Earlham (1-1) on Friday, Sept. 12. Panorama leads the all-time series between the teams since 2008, 4-2. Earlham, however, won last year’s contest, 42-7.