Berwick wins jamboree game 6-0, gets a good start

(Editor's note: Jude Tarver, who will be familiar to Berwick football fans for his live streams, submitted this story about the Panthers' win in the public school jamboree.)

On Aug. 30, the Berwick Panthers kicked off their season in the annual St. Mary Parish Jamboree.
A jamboree is not your typical game. Instead of four 12-minute quarters, two 12-minute halves are played. The first 10 minutes of the half are played without clock stoppage and then the last two minutes feature clock stoppage.
The game was played in very muggy conditions, as rain was pouring all day and stopping right before kickoff.
Evan Crappell, Berwick’s starting quarterback, played this game with a new number on his back – 16. The senior QB normally wears No. 1, but the Panthers are debuting new uniforms this season and because of the weather decided to not debut them just yet. Senior running back Cole Morris did not play in Friday’s action as he’s dealing with a rib injury. Junior running back Maddox Sampey was the workhorse back, running the ball 15 times for 67 yards.
Despite the unfavorable conditions, the Panthers moved the ball well on their first drive. Sampey ran the ball on just about every play leading up to the red zone. The one outlier was a third and long completion from Crappell ot senior wide receiver Carter Whipple.
Once the Panthers made it into the red zone, Franklin propelled them closer to the end zone through back-to-back penalties: an offsides call on a first and goal and a defensive pass interference call. Following the defensive pass interference, the Panthers decided to pass again, leading to a short sack by Franklin.
Crappell responded to the sack nicely, throwing a 5-yard touchdown pass to Carter Whipple. The extra point by sophomore Collin Lacoste was missed.
The Panthers' first drive took up almost the entire first half, leaving Franklin no time to operate once the Hornets got the ball.
The Hornets started the second half with the ball and went three and out. Instead of punting the ball, they tried a fake punt, which was shut down almost immediately by junior safety Layf Bella.
The Panthers took a different approach on drive No. 2. Crappell got involved in the running game and did well with four carries for 20 yards. The Panthers' last drive ended with a fourth down strip sack by the Hornets. The drive also almost lasted the entire half.
Franklin started passing the ball on their final drive in the hope of scoring some points. Quarterback John Perry completed a nice 30-yard pass, but outside of that, there was no ball movement from Franklin.
Crappell finished the night 2-for-2 for 15 yards, with Carter Whipple hauling in both passes.
The Panthers season kickoffs next week against Morgan City at Geisler Stadium.