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The 2-0 AC/GC Chargers are hosting their cross county, conference and district rival tonight. The 1-1 Panorama Panthers will be coming to town for a big matchup, as the Chargers are receiving votes for a top ten spot in Class A.

AC/GC won a close game in their season opener, taking down the Ogden Bulldogs 20-19, and then faced off against the Earlham Cardinals last week, and won that game by double digits, with a final score of 28-14.

Panorama pulled off a stunning victory in their season opener, as they took down the West Central Valley Wildcats 28-17, a team they lost to last year 49-14. They then hosted the IKM-Manning Wolves, another Class A District 7 team, and dropped the game in a single point loss, with a final score of 27-26.

The leading passer for the Chargers is junior Jathan South, who has completed 1 of 3 passes for 33 yards, and picked up 88 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns. Senior Anthony Solorzano leads in rushing yards, with 38 carries for 208 yards and 3 touchdowns. Leading in receiving yards is junior Payton Policky, with 1 reception for 33 yards, and senior Payton Jacobe leads the team defensively, recording 12.5 tackles, 6.5 of which were for a loss of yards, 2.5 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.

For the Panthers, senior Cayden VanMeer leads in the passing category, with 34 completions on 67 attempts for 419 yards and 2 passing touchdowns, along with 30 rushing yards and 1 touchdown on the ground. Fellow senior Ryan Cogil leads in rushing yards and defensively, with 39 carries for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns, 21.5 tackles, 2 of which were for a loss and 1 fumble recovery. Senior Klayton Bremer has been the primary target on passing attempts, with 14 receptions for 200 yards and 1 touchdown reception.

The teams will face off in Guthrie Center at 7pm tonight. If you can’t make it to the game, the Raccoon Valley Radio Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game on the KKRF2 Online Live Stream.