BURTON HOLDS ON TO BEAT MILANO IN KEY DISTRICT TILT

The Burton Panthers took over sole possession of first place in District 13/2A DII, as they held on to beat Milano, 36-31.

Burton (7-1, 3-0) has won seven straight since opening the season with a loss at Holland.

Junior quarterback Caleb Harmel threw two touchdown passes and ran for three more.

Harmel scored on runs of 20, 7 and 4 yards.  He also connected with Cash Callahan for a 31-yard touchdown pass and De'Monderick Winters for a 19-yard touchdown

Winters also caught a 7-yard pass from Harmel on fourth-and-4 from the Milano 47-yard line with less than 2 minutes remaining that allowed Burton to pick up a first down and run out the clock.

The Panthers will travel to Granger next Friday night.  Kickoff is set for 7:30.