{"id":441213,"date":"2026-09-19T17:06:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/441213\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:06:32","slug":"friday-football-roundup-panthers-bounce-back-knock-off-fort-worth-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/441213\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday football roundup: Panthers bounce back, knock off Fort Worth Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Paradise wide receiver Elijah Jennings grabs a reception while defended by Fort Worth Christian\u2019s Luke Stevens in the teams\u2019 Week 4 matchup Friday at Gene and Dorothy Barrow Field. Jennings led the Panthers (3-1) with eight catches for 132 yards and three touchdown receptions in a 49-28 Week 4 road win. Mike Hall\/For The Messenger<\/p>\n

The Paradise Panthers found their way back into the win column after a Week 3 loss to Graham, earning a big win against one of the top private school programs in the Metroplex Friday night. <\/p>\n

Paradise quarterback Ayden Olalde threw for four touchdowns and carried in two additional scores, as the Panthers (3-1) picked up a 49-28 Week 4 victory over Fort Worth Christian at Gene and Dorothy Barrow Field.<\/p>\n

Olalde and running back Chase Harmon pushed Paradise out to an early 14-7 lead thanks to a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first quarter, measuring 1 and 38 yards, respectively. <\/p>\n

Harmon led Paradise\u2019s ground attack, racking up 125 of the Panthers\u2019 188 rushing yards. <\/p>\n

In the second quarter, Olalde broke through for a 2-yard rushing score, and added touchdown passes to Harmon (54) and wide receiver Elijah Jennings (49) to allow the Panthers to take a 35-21 advantage into the locker room. <\/p>\n

The Cardinals had no answer for the Panthers\u2019 duo of Olalde and Jennings in the third quarter, as the pair connected for two touchdown receptions from 8 and 7 yards out. <\/p>\n

Jennings was Olalde\u2019s top target against Fort Worth Christian, resulting in three touchdowns and 132 yards on eight receptions. Olalde completed 20 of his 32 passing attempts for 345 yards. <\/p>\n

The Paradise defense surrendered just one score in the second half \u2014 a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Colton Waddle to wide receiver Cooper Griffin. <\/p>\n

Waddle was 22-of-42 under center for 288 yards, with a pair of interceptions. He also led the Cardinals in rushing yards with 35 on 15 carries. <\/p>\n

Fort Worth Christian wide receiver Carter Brooks amassed eight catches for 156 yards to lead the Cardinals\u2019 receiving corps. <\/p>\n

Paradise will take Krum for a homecoming battle in Week 5 7 p.m. Friday at Panther Stadium before observing a bye in Week 6. <\/p>\n

The Bobcats (2-2) dropped their second straight loss at the hands of Eagle Mountain Friday \u2014 38-28. <\/p>\n

This story will be updated as statistics are received by the Messenger.<\/p>\n

This story will be updated as statistics are received by the Messenger.<\/p>\n

This story will be updated as statistics are received by the Messenger.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paradise wide receiver Elijah Jennings grabs a reception while defended by Fort Worth Christian\u2019s Luke Stevens in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-441213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}