By T. Scott Boatright
PLAIN DEALING — The Panthers ran away with the game in the first quarter as Lincoln Prep raced to a 40-0 district 1-1A win at Plain Dealing Friday night.
Lincoln Prep built a 34-0 advantage by the end of the opening stanza, leading to Plain Dealing asking for a running clock for the final three quarters of the contest.
“I called off the dogs in the first quarter and went to our backups,” said Lincoln Prep coach Glen Hall.
The Panthers spread the paydirt celebrations to six different players with D’Tavion Wright, Shemar Evans, Sam Williams, Verlanski Glosson and Jaylin Huntley all scampering in for scoring runs.
Cenario Wilson added a punt return for Lincoln Prep’s other touchdown.
Hall said getting to give his reserves as much playing time as they received was as much of a win as the final score showed.
“That was good because we’re going to need some backups to play for us as we end the regular season and move into the playoffs,” Hall said. “So they got some valuable reps.
“And maybe even better, my starters were able to get some good work and then a lot of rest, which is a great thing at this point of the season.”
The win pushed Lincoln Prep to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in district play while Plain Dealing, which only had 13 players available to use in the contest, fell to 0-8 and 0-7 in 1-1A.
Plain Dealing is slated to conclude its season next Friday with a non-district game at Pickering.
Lincoln Prep will close out the regular season next week by playing host to Arcadia, which defeated Cedar Creek 14-12 Friday night and stands at 4-5 overall and 3-3 in District 1-1A.
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