On a beautiful Thursday evening in Blanco, The junior varsity Panther football team hosted the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs, defeating them 40-6 and improving their record to 7-0 and 2-0 in district play. Blanco won the coin toss and deferred to start the game, kicking off on the leg of Chris Osteguin. The Mustangs were met with a very tough Panther defense, led by Jake Mangold, Brandon Phipps, Chance Horton, and Peyton Van Dyke, as they went three plays followed by a punt.