White-hot Banning-Lewis opened its ag of tricks to secure a 27-13 victory at Woodland Park. Following an 0-2 start for the Stallions, they now have three consecutive wins.

Banning Lewis quarterback Sam Early shined in the first half and diced the Panthers (2-3) through the air. Early found Jordan Jones on a 37-yard pass in the opening frame to give the Stallions a 7-0 lead.

After a Panthers fake punt resulted in a turnover on downs, Early capped the ensuing drive with a 3-yard passing touchdown to Isaiah Gomez to give the Stallions a 13-0 lead with 29 seconds left in the first half.

Banning Lewis (3-2) opened the second half with the ball and put together a 12-play, 80-yard drive. Early ended the drive with a 24-yard pass to Gomez for his second touchdown of the night and, after the Early-Gomez duo connected on the 2-point try, gave the Stallions a 21-0 lead with 7:14 on the clock in the third.

After the Panthers spent the first 30 minutes dormant on offense, Woodland Park found its spark in the third quarter after Bryce Bischoff scored on the ensuing possession to cut the lead to 21-7.

Spencer Cross then intercepted Early and carried it 16 yards to the Banning Lewis 4 where Bischoff reached paydirt for the second time in 60 seconds to cut the lead to 21-13.

“I had confidence in my team and we weren’t worried about the comeback,” Jones said. “They came out hard and fast and we neutralized them at the end of the day.”

The Stallions opened their bag of tricks in the fourth quarter and that put Jones in the end zone for the second time after a 40-yard reverse down Banning Lewis’ sideline gave his team a 27-13 lead with 11:30 on the clock in the fourth.

The Stallions’ defense then put the clamps on the Panthers as Jones, who finished the game with two picks, snagged an interception to end a promising Woodland Park drive.