Midway offense propels Panthers to win over Cedar Ridge, 34-19
Apr 16, 2018J. Williams sprinting down the sidelines. Mordecai launched a pass off his back foot that Williams ran under, hauled in and took all the way to the end zone for the 47-yard touchdown.After James Fullbright and the Panthers ran for more than 250 yards in their season-opening win against Cedar Park, the Raiders took Midway’s ground game away. But it didn’t matter.Behind Mordecai, the Panthers aired it out in a 34-19 victory Friday night in Hewitt.“Tanner just makes plays,” Midway coach Jeff Hulme said. “He’s such a competitor. Running over this kid right here and getting a bloody nose. That’s what you want from your leader. The linemen look at that and say, ‘Hey, our quarterback got a bloody nose. Let’s go bloody our nose for him. They feed off that. He feeds off that. He’s the leader of our team for a reason.”The Midway quarterback, and Oklahoma commit, finished the night 25 of 39 through the air for four touchdowns and no interceptions. His favorite target was C.J. Williams who hauled in seven catches for 99 yards. D’Ante Thomas was right behind him with 85 yards on nine catches.“That’s a strength for us,” Hulme said. “We’ve got some good receivers. We’re excited where we are with them and look forward to getting better.”Tanner Mordecai is competitive in everything. But if he had to choose, outside of football, …After three carries for a handful of yards by Fullbright, including a three-yard gain on 4th-and-2, Mordecai found Thomas darting through the middle of the field. And Thomas did the rest of the work, dodging a defender here and sprinting past outstretched arms there as he zigged and zagged his way into the end zone with time running out in the first quarter.The touchdown to Williams down the Cedar Ridge sideline happyened less than five minutes later to give the Panthers a 14-0 advantage.The Raiders answered midway through the second quarter as Jaylen Ellis beat his man and got behind the defense for a wide open 53-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ezekiel Cos... (Waco Tribune-Herald)
