Leyton/Banner County Falls to Paxton 66-12

With both teams having one win on the season by forfeit due to common opponent Wallace's lack of players, Leyton/Banner County and Paxton faced off on Friday night to battle for their first true win of the year.

The Warriors had an additional burden to overcome; injuries to the team made only 14 players available for the game, the majority of them being freshmen.

Paxton scored immediately in their first series on a 35 yard touchdown run, and then after a quick three and out by the Warriors, a high punt snap on fourth down resulted in a safety for Paxton, giving the home team a quick 8-to-0 lead.

Paxton executed big play after big play, and the Warriors offense was shut down completely in the first half, going into the break trailing by a score of 52-to-0 and limited to 17 total yards of offense in the half. The Warriors were able to finally get some rhythm on offense in the second half, scoring on consecutive drives going into the fourth quarter to notch 12 points. The first six points came via senior Josh Kruze's 21 yard touchdown pass to senior Seth Dvorak, while the second six points came from freshman Ethan Eckhardt's 10 yard touchdown run.

But the scores were too little and too late, as the Tigers controlled the game throughout, rolling up 272 yards of offense in the 66-to-12 victory. Leyton/Banner County is back at Dalton on Friday, for their homecoming matchup against the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos.