Timberland Runs Roughshod Over Zumwalt North Defense

The Fort Zumwalt North Panthers hosted the Timberland Wolves Friday night in O'Fallon.

Timberland scored first about six minutes into the first quarter, with an 11-yard run for a touchdown.

Panthers responded with a 34-yard touchdown but failed on their attempt for a 2-point conversion.

The Wolves' Ben Steinkamp scored an 80-yard touchdown reception, bringing the score to 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

Timberland's Lucas Jordan scored again for the team with a five-yard run, and at half time the score stood at 21-6.

The Panther defensive line couldn't stop the Wolves, who next scored on a seven-yard run.

The Panthers fought back, and No. 14, V.J. Fitzpatrick, ran in a touchdown and a two-point conversion to bring the score to 28-14 with the Panthers trailing.

With 50 seconds left on the clock in the third quarter, Timberland scored again with a 20-yard pass into the end zone. Zumwalt North's Zach Nelson returned the kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown and it looked like the Panthers might be back in the game. The conversion attempt failed, bringing the score to 35-20 at the end of the quarter.

A Timberland field goal brought the score to 38-20. Zumwalt North continued to fight back with a 2-yard touchdown that brought the score to 38-26, but couldn't manage to score after that point.

Timberland took possession of the ball with less than a minute to go, and the Wolves let the seconds tick away to a Timberland victory.

Timberland's record stands at 2-4 overall. The Timberland Wolves play next Friday at Fort Zumwalt West.