In a battle of Panthers, Spring Garden (4-4, 3-3) cruised out to a commanding 49-0 lead, holding sophomore Kyle Holt, Jackson County's leading rusher, to 39 first half rushing yards on 21 carries.
Daniel Whitmore got it started for Spring Garden by returning a punt 63 yards for a touchdown. Jake Scott kicked the first of eight PATs to make it 7-0 with 9:39 left in the opening quarter.
Spring Garden added three more touchdowns in the first quarter to build the lead to 28-0. Scott had a 14-yard touchdown run, while Whitmore scored on a 2-yard run and tossed a 29-yard scoring pass to Bill Frey.
Spring Garden scored twice more in the second quarter, the first coming on a 3-yard run by lineman Jeremy Kelly, who lined up at tailback. Scott also raced 90 yards for a score to make it 49-0 at the half.
Woodville (0-8, 0-6) fought back in the second half, scoring three touchdowns on three plays in the third quarter.
Alex Huddleston scored on a 69-yard touchdown run, while Holt scored on a 91-yard run and a 66-yard run.
After falling behind 63-21 in the fourth quarter, Woodville scored once more as Holt scampered in from 18 yards.
“I was real pleased with our effort tonight,” said Spring Garden head coach Jason Howard. “The good thing is that we got to rest our starters for the entire second half. We had a real physical game against Cedar Bluff last week, and we needed to get healed up. Woodville’s a very young team, and they’ll get better with experience.”
Scott finished with 112 yards and two touchdowns on only three carries.
Zach Matthews added 64 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.
Michael Matthews and Reese Johnson also scored touchdowns.
Spring Garden hosts Skyline next Friday in the Panthers’ homecoming game
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