On Field Reporting | Varsity Football, McCallum HS v Liberty Hill HS on 10/25/24

The Knights lost 78-57 to the Panthers. The Panthers started with a touchdown and 2-point conversion. After a McCallum turnover on downs Liberty Hill scored two touchdowns. Then Sanchez scored a touchdown for the last score of the game.

The third quarter ended with the Knights down 56-50 to the Panthers. The quarter started with a Liberty Hill touchdown, then the Knights had a 70-yard touchdown by Sanchez but didn’t get the 2-point conversion. After another Panthers touchdown, Butler had a touchdown reception to end the quarter.

The first half ended with the Knights trailing the Panthers 42-38. The quarter started with a 43-yard field goal by senior kicker Gus Ehlers. After a touchdown by Liberty Hill, McCallum was unable to convert but forced a Panthers fumble recovered by junior defensive lineman Nash Wegner. Then senior wide receiver Jaiden Booe had a touchdown but the Knights’ 2-point conversion was no good. Liberty Hill had another two touchdowns and then Dunham had a 58-yard touchdown. To end the quarter, Sanchez had a 36-yard reception and then a touchdown rush with a successful two-point conversion.

FIRST QUARTER FIREWORKS: The Knights end the first quarter down 21-14 to the Liberty Hill Panthers. McCallum started with a long reception and run by junior tight end Alex Hopper to get into the redzone. Senior running back Mitchell Butler then rushed for a Knights touchdown. After a touchdown by the Panthers, senior quarterback Luke Dunham threw a 52-yard pass to senior wide receiver Mark Sanchez and then Dunham had a 33-yard touchdown run. Liberty Hill then scored on their next two drives to get their first lead of the night to end the quarter.

On Field Reporting | Varsity Football, McCallum HS v Pfluegerville HS on 10/10/24

The Knights lost 52-14 to the Panthers. The second half started with touchdowns by Pflugerville on its first three possessions of the second half. Senior wide receiver Mark Sanchez then scored a touchdown for the Knights’ first points of the game. On the Knights’ next possession, senior running back Mitchell Butler scored a touchdown. The Panthers closed the scoring with their final touchdown of the night.

The first half ended with the Knights down 28-0 to the Panthers. To start the second quarter, Pflugerville scored on its first three possessions while the Knights remained scoreless.

The Knights trail 7-0 at the end of the first quarter to the Pflugerville Panthers. The Panthers won the toss and scored on their first possession. After a sack by sophomore defensive lineman Tyson Thompson, soon after there was a fumble by Pflugerville recovered by sophomore defensive lineman Hugo Smith. At the end of the quarter the Knights fumbled, recovered by the Panthers.

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