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Dwyer High football team in the pink during shutout win over Santaluces
Friday, October 12, 2012
by
Steve Dorsey
Dwyer senior defensive end Malik Brown likes the way he looks in pink. The Panthers certainly played well in their new colors Friday night, rolling to a 47-0 win against visiting district rival Santaluces on senior night.
Wearing pink jerseys as a tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the unbeaten Panthers registered their fourth shutout and their sixth consecutive victory. They also snapped a two-game winning streak for Santaluces, which drops to 4-3 and was saddled with its worse defeat this season.
Brown and the Dwyer defense completely bottled up the Santaluces running game, limiting the Chiefs to 13 yards rushing and 129 yards total offense.
"Everything tonight was for my grandmother," said Brown, whose grandmother is a 10-year breast cancer survivor. "I love the pink."
Dwyer had a balanced offensive attack, rushing for 168 yards and passing for 189 yards.
"They go against our defense every day and it's a battle," Dwyer coach Jack Daniels said of the Panthers' offense, which has scored at least 30 points in each of its six games this season. "Our defense is helping our offense, and our O-line is starting to come together."
Dwyer reached the end zone on the seventh play of its first possession, with quarterback Clay Meister connecting with Johnnie Dixon on a 10-yard touchdown pass.
Santaluces had a chance to tie the game when the Chiefs had a first-and-goal on their next possession, but Anthony Williams returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown to give Dwyer a two-touchdown advantage.
"The momentum really shifted on the pick-6," Santaluces coach Daryl Drinkwater said. "(Williams) made a great play. That wasn't on our quarterback. Their kid just made a great play."
Dwyer erupted for 28 points in the second quarter to take a 41-0 lead into the locker room and initiate a running clock for the second half.
A 7-yard touchdown run by Clint Stephens extended Dwyer's first-half lead to 20-0 before Meister and Dixon hooked up again on a 65-yard scoring pass. Ezra Saffold returned a punt 61 yards for Dwyer's next touchdown and Meister scored on a 4-yard run to complete the first-half scoring.
Backup running back Alonzo Smith's 47-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter accounted for the final points.
Dwyer did not punt in the game, was flagged for only 30 yards in penalties and had nine running backs contribute to the offensive output. Dixon had six catches for 133 yards.
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User Comments:
BIGDAWG commented on October 13, 2012 at 6:58 a.m.: report abuse
Hey,
You sitting there getting ready to post a comment.
Can you hear that?
Keep listening
It sound like the Panther's hater's have all been silenced.
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Now keep it like that
D-Block
We are in the game Baby
@lil Dawg commented on October 13, 2012 at 7:13 a.m.: report abuse
Are you serious, that was Santaluces man. Go sit down somewhere boasting about this win clown.
no competition commented on October 13, 2012 at 8:07 a.m.: report abuse
I am not against Dwyer, but this season a lot of schools are just not competitive, a win is a win, but Santaluces is not good this year.
OK Got it! commented on October 13, 2012 at 8:50 a.m.: report abuse
Everyone was singing Santaluces' praises when they beat Atlantic, now they're, "Not good"
Ok whatever.
Give these boys some credit.
They can only play who's on their schedule
MAKE UP YOUR MIND commented on October 13, 2012 at 9:33 a.m.: report abuse
You took the words right out of my mouth..Santaluces was on a two game winning streak with one of the wins against Atlantic..Everyone was hyping them up to think they were something that they were not,now all of a sudden they get blown out and they are not a good team. A comment above stated Santaluces is not good this year but just last week they were. This is why you save all the trash talk for the field not PB Gametime because You will eat those words.Dwyer is GOOD POINT BLANK!! The O Line scored on every possesion.
Maine West commented on October 13, 2012 at 10:15 a.m.: report abuse
Props on your when D-Block!!!! I have to agree at one point Santaluces was in the top ten and claiming the 7A Championship.
BIGDAWG commented on October 13, 2012 at 2:03 p.m.: report abuse
I may be a clown
But for your commenting on what have say make you an A$$ Clown.
keep hope alive
seriously commented on October 14, 2012 at 8:03 a.m.: report abuse
I don't know what is worth...you clowns talking smack about.....wait for it....HS FOOTBALL!!! or me....reading this drivel.....lol. Repeat it to yourself several times: HS Football...HS Football....HS Football. I'd rather extol the virtues of the bands, cheerleaders and Chess Clubs.....but those kids are usually too smart for you guys.
Dwyer is stacked commented on October 14, 2012 at 8:58 a.m.: report abuse
Yep, Dwyer has a good team and I am really glad they are giving all those boys from Riveria Beach and around the county a shot at playing..
skip commented on October 14, 2012 at 9:50 a.m.: report abuse
Dwyer's Kids aren't from PBG? No Way.
johnnie dixon commented on October 14, 2012 at 9:46 p.m.: report abuse
we won
@seriously commented on October 15, 2012 at 7:45 a.m.: report abuse
Those kids (band, cheerleaders, and chess club) should be lauded for their efforts, but...when is the last time 4,000 people got excited about a chess match? Or a band competition, or a cheerleading competition. Never. Because it doesn't happen. Football is the American sport.
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