Junior leads Panthers to best-ever start
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Elijah George (2) muscles his way forward for some of his 364 rushing yards against Elton. He ran 32 times and scored five touchdowns on the night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
JENNINGS — Pine Prairie junior running back Elijah “Buck” George barely touched the ball in Week 1 when his team broke its 21-game losing streak in a 49-16 blowout of Merryville.
It did not matter to him. He wants to be more about collecting wins than about stuffing the box score.
However, when you can combine the best of both worlds, that has to be the best-possible outcome.
That is exactly…
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