Panthers blank Blue Devils in battle of Hwy 22

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Oconto Head Coach Jacob Reichow goes over a play with quarterback Dane Helnore during Friday night’s season opener in Oconto Falls.

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Oconto’s Mason Colvin concentrates on maintaining possession of the ball in spite of really tight defense from Logan Berg.

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Blue Devils quarterback Dane Helnore throws one to Lars Saldana Friday night with Oconto trying to get into scoring position against a stingy Panthers defense Friday night.

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Oconto’s Mason Colvin, with Logan Berg defending him closely, tries to catch up to this pass from quarterback Dane Helnore in the first half of Friday night’s season opener in Oconto Falls.

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At the end of a tough play on the ground, Oconto Falls running back Elijah White managed to hang onto this ball and extend for an extra yard or two.

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Oconto’s Lars Saldana, with a couple of blockers leading the way, picks up some yards against the Panthers defense Friday night.

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With their team leading the game wire-to-wire, the Oconto Falls students who were at Friday night’s opener against the Blue Devils had a lot to cheer about.

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With head coach Jacob Reichow and the Blue Devils’ defense on the sideline watching closely, Owen Trepanier tries to break away from AJ Hendrix early in Friday night’s season opener.

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Ethan Hill, having escaped a tackle attempt by Oconto’s Lars Saldana, heads for open turf Friday evening at home in the season opener.

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Oconto kicker Colin Bailey sends a kickoff downfield to officially start the 2025 season.

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Oconto Falls running back Ethan Hill Tries to keep his balance as Oconto’s Colin Bailey tries to take him down on a play during the second half on Friday.

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With Oconto’s Kaleb Zahn closing in, Panthers quarterback Nathaniel White fires a pass downfield in Friday night’s season opener in Oconto Falls.

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Posted Saturday, August 23, 2025 9:23 am

The Oconto Falls Panthers, under new head coach Mark Jonas powered their way to a convincing 24-0 victory over the visiting Blue Devils of Oconto to win the 2025 Battle of Hwy 22.