The United Township Panthers intercepted two passes by Quincy QB Bradyn Little on Friday night, after he’d thrown only two picks all season. But that became just a speed bump on the Blue Devils’ way to their fifth straight dominant win to open the season, 49-7 over UT at Flinn Stadium. Quincy, ranked #5 in Class 7A, has scored 40+ points in all five games. Little threw for more than 300 yards, including 4 touchdown throws. According to Muddy River Sports, Little moved into fifth place on the IHSA career passing yards list with 8,323 yards and fourth with 96 TD passes.
The Panthers trailed 21-0 at the half and 28-0 early in the third quarter, before Leo Sim’s 30-yard TD run made it 28-7. Sim finished with 91 yards on the ground and made one of the two interceptions. Sim was named Godfather’s Pizza Panthers Player of the Game. QB Christian Peterson, who had put together a string of stellar performances, had his passing game held in check by Quincy, which has stifled opposing offenses all season. Peterson completed 5-of-18 passes for 14 yards and two interceptions. He did scramble for 103 yards on 14 carries.
For Quincy, Jeraius Rice caught one of Little’s TD passes and scored twice more on the ground, finishing with 111 yards on 12 carries. The Panthers (2-3, 1-2 in Western Big 6 play) will host Rock Island (0-5, 0-3) next Friday night, live on QCSportsNet. Quincy (5-0, 3-0) goes to Galesburg (1-4, 0-2) on Thursday.