After two years of losing to Central Catholic, Whitmer was not going to let it happen again. With their strong defense and hard effort, the Panthers will take the win 14-7 against Central. With 8,000 fans as their witness, Whitmer takes eighth place in Divison I in the state. Central is now ranked ninth place in Division II.
Whitmer had two big plays that enabled them to take the lead in the first half 14-0. With 31.7 seconds left in the first quarter, running back Teryl Mershon ran 53 yards to a touchdown. Randall Kennedy threw a pass over the middle to Tevin Boykin for a 47 yard touchdown. As the first half ended, Central had only earned one first down and 10 total net yards. There were four straight plays with turnovers, one funble for both teams, and one interception each.
Even though Whitmer failed to score when they blocked Central Catholic's punt at the 32 yards line, the Panthers still gave the Irish a run for their money. They held Central's offense to only one touchdown. After the Irish scored their first touchdown, they never got passed Whitmer's 39 yard line the rest of the way.
"This is a really special win, not just for me, but for our players and our whole community. We played lights-out on defense. We knew they'd be good on defense, and I didn't think 14 points would be enough, but obviously it was tonight." Says Whitmer's Coach Joe Palka.
Whitmer's competition for next week is Bowsher at Whitmer's home field. Whitmer has high expectations for next game. Win or lose against Bowsher, Whitmer still has Start High School as their competition, which is only two weeks away.
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