HANOVER, Ind. – The Panthers (6-3 overall, 3-3 HCAC) dominated Anderson in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, winning the contest 69-0. Hanover also celebrated Hall of Fame Day inducting four new members.
The Panthers turned in 564 total yards of offense on 64 plays. Leading Hanover was freshman
Eian Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) with 295-yards passing and five touchdowns. Senior
Hunter Eads (Batavia, Ohio) appeared to be his top target reeling in three receptions for 82-yards.
The Panthers scored early and often wasting no time getting into the endzone. Roudebush connected with Eads just two minutes into the first quarter for the 7-0 lead.
The scoring frenzy continued as Roudebush added a rushing touchdown to his resume, running five yards for the score at the 7:42 mark in the opening stanza, 14-0.
The Panthers final first quarter score came with 5:43 remaining as sophomore
Michael Gordon (Nashville, Tenn.) hauled in a 25-yard catch and run from Roudebush, 21-0.
With all the momentum, Hanover charted their fourth endzone trip just seconds into the second quarter as the brother duo of Eian and senior
Eric Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) linked up for the touchdown, 28-0.
The first half saw the Blue and Red add two more scores as they entered halftime leading the Ravens 42-0.
Junior
Mason Williams (Fort Mitchell, Ky.) entered the scores column in the second half as he hauled in a one-yard pass before senior
Max Copas (Brookston, Ind.) turned in what would become the largest play of the game. Copas collected a 69-yard pass from Quin Jenkins to extend the Hanover lead to 55-0.
The final two touchdowns came in the fourth quarter as Hanover sailed past the Ravens to the 69-0 victory.
The Panthers return to C. Wayne Perry Field on Saturday, Nov. 11 when they welcome Franklin for the playing of the 93rd annual Victory Bell Game.