By Ron Agostini
ragostini@modbee.com
The Modesto High Panthers rifled it through the air, powered it on the ground and, if they so needed, would have dug underground for more yards.

That's how it looked Friday night at Chuck Hughes Stadium as the Panthers, behind four passing touchdowns and two rushing scores by quarterback Klayton Miller, overwhelmed Downey High 65-28.

The spoils for the Panthers (6-3, 4-0) can be summed up quickly: Fifth straight win, a playoff berth in the pocket, and a Modesto Metro Conference title showdown vs. Enochs next week.

"It's right where we wanted to be all year, to play for a championship," Modesto coach Rod Long said. "We came out a little sluggish but we finished."

Downey, which honored 21 seniors this night, bolted to a 7-0 lead on its first possession. Jason Lee found Javon Kelly for the first of three touchdown passes but, from there, it was all Modesto.

Simply, the Panthers did what they pleased, which meant for another long night for the Downey defense.

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