Panther Defense Can't Stop the Wolves

The Panthers hosted the Timberland Wolves Friday night in O'Fallon.

Timberland scored first about six minutes into the first quarter, with an 11-yard run for a touchdown.

Panthers responded with a 34-yard touchdown but failed on their attempt for a 2-point conversion.

The Wolves' Ben Steinkamp scored an 80-yard touchdown reception, bringing the score to 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Timberland's Lucas Jordan scored again for the team with a five-yard run, and at half time the score stood at 21-6.

The Panther defensive line couldn't stop the Wolves, who next scored on a seven-yard run.

The Panthers fought back, and No. 14, V.J. Fitzpatrick, ran in a touchdown and a two-point conversion to bring the score to 28-14 with the Panthers trailing.

With 50 seconds left on the clock in the third quarter, Timberland scored again with a 20-yard pass into the end zone. North's Zach Nelson returned the kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown and it looked like the Panthers might be back in the game. The conversion attempt failed, bringing the score to 35-20 at the end of the quarter.

A Timberland field goal brought the score to 38-20. Zumwalt continued to fight back with a 2-yard touchdown that brought the score to 38-26, but couldn't manage to score after that point.

Timberland took possession of the ball with less than a minute to go, and the Wolves let the seconds tick away to a Timberland victory.

Timberland's record stands at 2-4 overall. The Timberland Wolves play next Friday at Fort Zumwalt West.