Purcell’s 1-0 Dragons will play host to the 1-1 Pauls Valley Panthers here Friday night with kick off set for 7:30 p.m.
Purcell is coming off a bye week while the Panthers are licking their wounds from a 28-14 loss to the Davis Wolves.
The Panthers opened the 2022 season with a 21-12 victory over Lindsay in Week 0.
Purcell Head Coach Tracy Scott said the Panthers are an improved football team.
“We will have our hands full against them,” Scott said. “We will have to play well.”
A key to a Purcell victory will be keeping the Pauls Valley quarterback in check.
“We’ll have to contain their quarterback,” Scott continued. “He runs the ball well and throws the ball well. We’ve got to keep him contained, play physical and execute our offense.”
The Panthers are very multiple on offense operating out of the spread but will shift into some two back and some three back formations at times.
“They try to out-flank you,” Scott said.
When Purcell has the ball the Panthers will employ a 3-4 defensive scheme.
The Panthers are coached by Dusty Raper, a cousin of Purcell Head Basketball Coach Roger Raper.
This will be the 79th meeting between the two schools all time. Purcell leads the series 50-28.
A complete year-by-year results can be found in this week’s Purcell Register.
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