Newby’s 3 TDs lift JFL Titans over Panthers
The Warren County Junior Football League’s 7- and 8-year-old Titans used three Jacob Newby touchdowns and a stifling defense to take a 21-0 win over the Panthers Saturday at Nunley Stadium.
Newby got things going early, running 60 yards on a reverse for the Titans’ first touchdown. Austin Wright ran in for the PAT to give his team a 7-0 lead.
Another long Newby run, this time for 75 yards, and a Wright PAT run gave the Titans a 14-0 lead by the quarter’s end.
In the second quarter Newby scored on a 37-yard run, and Wright added his third extra point on a run around the right side for the game’s final score.
While Newby and Wright were providing the offense, the Titan defensive line got the job done in preserving the shutout.
David Lee netted 11 tackles, with many coming for lost yardage, and Ethan Turner added five. Cory Cantrell had four stops, while Logan Wanamaker had two.
Newby added three tackles, while Drew Davidson had two and recovered a fumble.
• In other 7- and 8-year-old action, Alex Hillis had a pair of touchdown runs for the Steelers, who downed the Dolphins 13-7.
Briar Reedy gave the Dolphins an early lead on a 6-yard run, but the Steelers answered later in the first quarter when Hillis scored from 60 yards out and Logan Chandler ran for the extra point.
Hillis added the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter, scoring on a 30-yard run.
Reedy finished with 60 yards rushing for the Dolphins, while Dillion Barnes had 70 and Hunter Mullican scored 30.
Defensively, Reedy finished with seven tackles and two sacks, while Jeremy Vandyke had eight tackles and got to the quarterback twice. Barnes and Mullican had three tackles each.
Jacque Elam led the way defensively for the Steelers.