Tug Valley quarterback Ethan Varney passed for 224 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 145 and another two scores as the Panthers stayed in the Class A playoff hunt with a 34-15 victory over Richwood in a game played at Bob Brewer Field on Friday night.
The signal-caller has now surpassed 2,000 passing yards and 30 touchdowns in helping the Panthers move to 5-3. Varney had TD passes of 31 and nine yards while rushing 20 and 19.
Wide receiver Caleb May caught nine passes for 154 yards and a touchdown. Easton Davis added a TD reception. Running back Zack Savage ran for 102 yards on 14 rushing attempts.
Tug Valley now faces its biggest challenge this season, hosting Man (7-1) on Nov. 1. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Naugatuck
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RW (2-6)…7 0 0 8 – 15
TV (5-3)…..8 20 6 0 – 34
Scoring:
First Quarter
TV – Caleb May, 31-yard pass from Ethan Varney (Caleb May pass from Ethan Varney)
RW – Doye Ward, 14-yard run (Lasse Alberts kick)
Second Quarter
TV – Dustin Balentine, 1-yard run (pass failed)
TV – Easton Davis, 9-yard pass from Ethan Varney (run failed)
TV – Ethan Varney, 20-yard run (Ethan Varney run)
Third Quarter
TV – Ethan Varney, 19-yard run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
RW – Joshua Landreth, 15-yard fumble return (Jarredd Freeman pass from Caleb Jantuah)
Next up: Tug Valley (5-3) vs. Man (7-1), 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1.