Blue Devils, Canaday blank Panthers
- Staff
- 3 days ago
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GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia Academy Blue Devils quarterback Max Canaday ran for 170 yards and threw for 117 in a 41-0 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Chesapeake Panthers on Friday.
Gallia Academy (3-5, 2-2) had 387 total yards with 270 coming on the ground. Parker Burris ran 11 times for 66 yards and a touchdown to go with Canaday's total. Enock Patterson had 3 receptions for 91 yards.
The Panthers (0-8, 0-4) were held to 32 yards passing and a net 7 yards rushing for just 39 total yards.
Gallia Academy took a 21-0 first quarter lead as three different players scored.
Canaday ran 5 yards for the first score with 10:29 on the clock.
Parker Burris got loose on a 37-yard gallop for the second touchdown at the 7:54 mark and then Enock Patterson scored on a 1-yard run with 20 seconds left in the quarter.
Canaday kept the ball early in the second quarter and bolted 58 yards for the score and the lead was 28-0 with 10:54 on the clock.
The Blue Devils managed to score right before the half as Canaday ran one-yard with just 8 seconds left in the half for a 34-0 lead.
The final Blue Devil score came on a 1-yard run by lineman Cory Mock with 6:15 left in the third quarter.
Next Friday, Chesapeake will host Rock Hill and Gallia Academy entertains Ironton.
Chesapeake   0  0 0 0 = 0
Gallia Acad. 21Â 13Â 7Â 0Â =Â 41
First Quarter
GA — Max Canaday 5 run (Nathan Shockey kick) 10:29
GA — Parker Burris 37 run (Nathan Shockey kick) 7:54
GA — Enoch Patterson 1 run (Nathan Shockey kick) 0:20
Second Quarter
GA — Max Canaday 58 run (Nathan Shockey kick) 10:54
GA — Max Canaday 1 run (kick failed) 0:08
Third Quarter
GA — Cory Mock 1 run (Nathan Shockey kick) 6:15
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    Ch GA
First downs  14  24
Rushes-yards  16-7 32-270
Passing yards  32 117
Total yards  39 387
Cmp-Att-Int  3-7-0 8-12-1
Fumbles-lost  4-4 1-0
Penalties-yards  5-37 6-75
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Individual Leaders
RUSHING—Chesapeake: Jon-Cooper Barker 2-1, Philip Thacker 1-0, Peyton Muncy 6-12, Aden Parrott 1-0, Zack Burdine 1-minus 3, Uriah Brumfield 1-minus 5, Jayden Washington 3-minus 5, Jackson Spitler 1-7; Gallia Academy: Max Canaday 15-170 3-TD, Parker Burris 11-66 TD, Enoch Patterson 1-1 TD, Cory Mock 1-1 TD, Bryden Howell 4-27, Cameron Rodgers 1-5.
PASSING—Chesapeake: Jon-Cooper Barker 3-7-0 32; Gallia Academy: Max Canaday 8-11-0- 117, Bentley Gilmore 0-1-1.
RECEIVING—Chesapeake: Philip Thacker 2-24, Jayden Washington 1-8; Gallia Academy: Enoch Patteson 2-91, Parker Burris 4-16, Tobias Courdet 1-10.