Marla Jones, Managing Editor
COLLINSVILLE – The Collinsville Panthers defeated the Sand Rock Wildcats, 37-20, in a Class 2A, Region 7 matchup on Friday.
With the win, Ernie Willingham became the winningest coach in Collinsville’s history. Willingham has 86 wins in his fourteen seasons at Collinsville.
After a scoreless first quarter, Keaton DeBoard scored twice in the second quarter for the Collinsville Panthers. Once, with 8:35 remaining, and again with 4:49 remaining to give the Panthers a 12-0 lead going into the half.
Sand Rock scored in the third quarter, to make the score 12-7.
At the end of the third quarter Collinsville, DeBoard scored with a 55-yard touchdown run to give the Panthers the 18-7 advantage.
Sand Rock answered back with a 21-yard touchdown run. The Wildcats went for two but were stopped by the Panthers, making the score 18-13 with 11:20 remaining in the game.
The Panthers attacked with three consecutive touchdowns: A 20-yard run by DeBoard, a 55-yard run by Mason McAteer and a 1-yard dash into the end zone by Trevor Terrell, to make the score 37-13.
With less than a minute remaining in the game, Sand Rock made a 14-yard touchdown connection, to make the final score 37-20.
Keaton DeBoard led the Collinsville Panthers with 192 yards on 20 carries and scored four of the Panther touchdowns. He also had two interceptions for the night.
McAteer had 158 yards on eight carries and a touchdown.
Collinsville will travel to take on Gaston on Friday.
