JellyRoll

No footing at all on this field. Truly pitiful.

Cal scores and misses the PAT. 6-0

Etown forces a fumble then goes 3 and out. Cal honestly has one of the worst turf fields in the state. Like playing in a parking lot

CAL will receive to start the game

Beautiful night for HS football. 15 mins till kickoff. CAL has an immediate advantage as their visitors locker room is a half mile away from the field!

Which SW team shows up? To be honest, I don't know. SW has had multiple games this year where they rack up 400-500 yds of offense but somehow only come away with 21 pts or less. Red zone offense as been underwhelming to say the least. Obviously this isn't the SW defense of the past and they get gashed for big plays A LOT. All that being said, this is a Rivalry game and one that I think is always difficult to predict even in years where it seems like one team is better than the other. I'm taking BG at home 28-17

Etown will need to start fast and play their best game of the season while needing CAL to be off their game a little. Not comparing Mercer to CAL in any way but the Panthers played their most complete game this past friday. Even with turnovers in the red zone on their first 2 possessions they kept their composure and started rolling. I'm not sure CAL has any OL/DL that have to play both ways while Etown has most of their starters playing on both sides. This will be a huge advantage for CAL especially since they will already have the size advantage on the LOS. Panthers will need to catch some breaks to make this one competitive.

What's the status of Clark and Greenwell? Not sure it matters this week but it certainly will going forward.

Final 49-13. Panthers move on to face CAL next week.

Pick 6. 49-13 and running clock for the Panthers

Panthers get a stop after Mercer drives down to the 12. After a holding penalty, Durbin takes it 94 yds to the house. 42-13 Panthers. 5:29 left

Panthers get an INT in the endzone the Jujuan Williams goes 80 yds on a screen. 35-13 Panthers. 5:51 left in the 3rd

Mercer to receive to start the 2nd half

28-13 at the half

TD Panthers. Another one for Durbin. 28-13 with 57 secs left

Panthers recover a fumble on the kickoff. At the Mercer 32 with 2:51 left

Durbin takes it from 70 yds out. XP is good. 21-13 Panthers. 3:05 left in the half

Etown scores and gets the 2 pt conversion. Mercer comes down and hits a bomb in the end zone but the XP is blocked 14-13 Etown with 3:40 left in the half

Panthers force a 3 and out. Durbin scores from 47 out. Kick is blocked. 7-6 Mercer with 54 secs left in the 1st

Panthers driving again only to fumble at the Mercer 20. Not the start the Panthers we’re looking for

Mercer drives the field with ease. Scores 7-0.

Panthers drive down the field but get picked off in the end zone

Mercer wins the toss and defers

Mercer has a good looking team with good numbers. Hoping Etown is up for the task

Etown has been too. Won the games they should have won but don't have that signature win. Ashland was a game they should have won but couldn't put it together. Got completely dominated by Owensboro Cath. Lost to Bardstown without the starting QB. Will be interesting to see which team shows up.