Hibriten High used two turnovers by East Henderson to build an 18-point lead on Friday night en route to a 38-25 victory in the second round of the state 3A football playoffs. Hibriten (11-2), the overall West No. 3 seed and a second seed in the West pod, moves to the pod title game next Friday at home at 7:30 p.m.
The Panthers will face Asheville (10-2, West No. 5 seed and No. 4 pod seed), which outlasted Burns 38-35 in three overtimes on Friday night in Lawndale. On Friday night, Hibriten punted on its first possession before Eagles quarterback Seth Owen’s first pass was picked off by Devin Simon, who received an escort of Panthers on his way to a 42-yard touchdown and early 7-0 lead. East Henderson (10-3) quickly shook off the early miscue as Shaq Davis broke off a 70-yard run on the second play of the drive, all the way to the Panthers’ 10. But Hibriten’s defense held as the Eagles settled for a 20-yard field goal by Daniel Valdez.
The early track meet continued as Hibriten used a quick four-play drive to boost its lead to 14-3. Tripp Patterson (12 carries for 126 yards) spun out of a tackle at the 40, then sped away for a 66-yard score. On the ensuing drive by East Henderson, a lateral from Owen to Jonathan Maybin fell to the turf with Hibriten recovering at the Eagles’ 21. Four plays later, Hunt Prestwood barreled in from the 1 for the Panthers’ third score of the first quarter. The Eagles bounced back on the first play of the second quarter as Davis split the middle of line before hitting a fifth gear, speeding to a 79-yard TD run. Davis finished the first half with 181 yards on his way to 284 yards on 32 carries. Hibriten took a 24-13 lead on a 26-yard field goal by Bobby Caudle just before the half. The Panthers essentially put the game away early in the third quarter on their first drive, when quarterback Michael Isbell shook off a blitz and found Trey Booker over the middle for a 62-yard pass play deep into Eagles’ territory. Two plays later, Jamaris Davenport made a leaping catch over two defenders, dragging one into the end zone on a 12-yard score. Davis added an 11-yard score later in the third quarter, but the Panthers padded the lead to 38-17 on a 44-yard run by Isbell early in the fourth quarter. East Henderson scored a safety by tackling Prestwood in the end zone, then added a 47-yard pass by Owen to Anthony Hampton for the final margin.
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