Black Swamp Bowl 2023: Panthers Take Back the Title; Move onto Playoffs

Paulding football makes their first trip to the playoffs!

Friday Night Lights: old school rivals – Paulding Panthers and Wayne Trace Raiders came head to head for the traditional high school football game, the Black Swamp Bowl on October 20, 2023. This game started neck and neck with touchdown on both sides in the first quarter. Panthers added 8 more points in the 3rd taking the score to 7-14 Paulding. Raiders rallied in the last quarter but it wasn’t enough to out score Paulding. When time was called, Paulding stood with a 1 point lead, naming them 2023 Black Swamp Bowl champs. This leads Paulding into the playoffs which are Friday, October 27th at Bluffton High School.

Raider Jordan Lotz and Panther Dillon Shough-Germann dive at the play as Raider Dylan Hildebrand waits to assist.

Score by Quarters

Wayne Trace — 7 0 0 6 = 13

Paulding — 6 8 0 0 = 14

Raider Cale Winans takes down Panther Kobe Foor.

Scoring Summary:

P – Kobe Foor 1 yd run (pass failed)

WT – Tucker Antoine 2 yd run (Cale Winans kick)

P – Jesse Shaffer 100 yd interception return (Jesse Shaffer run)

WT – Tucker Antoine 3 yd run (pass failed)

Wayne Trace Rushing – Tucker Antoine 18-69, Jordan Lotz 2-14,

Jack Schoenauer 5-7, Jude Stoller 1-(-5), Kyle Stoller 2-(-12),

Cole Morehead 2-(-24)

Paulding Rushing – Kobe Foor 17-39, Caleb Larson 2-22, Jacob

Fife 3-16, Jesse Shaffer 5-9

Wayne Trace Passing – Kyle Stoller 13-23-133, Jack

Schoenauer 3-11-46, Cole Morehead 0-3-0

Paulding Passing – Colten Hunt 8-18-60, Jacob Fife 0-6-0

Wayne Trace Receiving – Hudson Myers 5-35, Tucker Antoine 3-41,

Tyler Head 3-67, Dylan Hildebrand 3-18, Cole Morehead 1-9,

Jude Stoller 1-9

Paulding Receiving – Caleb Larson 2-22, Jacob Fife 2-8