The Veterans Warhawks are set to host county rival Perry for the 14th time later tonight. The Warhawks are coming off a BYE and are currently 2-0 on the season with a 42-6 victory over Richmond Academy and a 35-0 shutout victory over Griffin. The Panthers are 1-1 on the season with a 42-35 loss to county rival HoCo and a 54-21 beatdown victory over Jones Co.
Last season’s contest took place at Herb St. John Stadium and the Maroon, Gold, and White dominated the Warhawks by winning 37-6 with the Red, White, and Blue scoring a TD on the last play of the game.
This season’s contest will feature a Perry team that has state championship aspirations and a Veterans team that seems to be improved in regards to their dominate two wins in 2023 compared to their first two games last season but tonight’s contest will be the Warhawks’ first big test of 2023.
The Red, White, and Blue currently lead the series 7-6 but have lost their last two games to Perry. Here’s the results of the previous 13 match-ups:
09/17/10 Perry 31 Veterans 0
09/16/11 Perry 35 Veterans 14
10/19/12 Perry 21 Veterans 17
10/18/13 Veterans 29 Perry 0
10/17/14 Veterans 35 Perry 7
10/16/15 Veterans 35 Perry 7
09/23/16 Veterans 21 Perry 14
09/22/17 Perry 31 Veterans 20
09/21/18 Veterans 31 Perry 24
09/27/19 Veterans 13 Perry 3
10/02/20 Veterans 24 Perry 14
09/10/21 Perry 34 Veterans 14
09/09/22 Perry 37 Veterans 6
Veterans will have a better understanding of what kind of team they have after tonight’s contest.
