HANDING OFF – Panther Quarterback Tanner Valentine give the pigskin to running back Jarrett Roper early in Paradise’s loss to Grandview. Messenger photo by Jimmy Alford

The Paradise Panthers will try to erase the memories of an opening-week blowout loss to the Grandview Zebras.

Paradise (0-1) hosts the Henrietta Bearcats (0-1) Friday at 7:30 p.m.

The Panthers will have to shore up their defense after giving up four first-quarter touchdowns and 521 yards of total offense in the game.

Henrietta is coming off a 28-0 loss to the Callisburg Wildcats and will be looking for their first win of the season, too.

The Panthers should be able to put up some bigger offensive totals against a struggling Bearcat team.

They only scratched out 111 yards of total offense against Grandview and did not crack the scoreboard until Tanner Valentine found Josh McDowell for a 19-yard strike in the third quarter.

The Panthers will hope to rebound with a lot better effort because only three more pre-district games remain to get ready for the district schedule.

HENRIETTA (0-1) AT PARADISE (0-1)

7:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium

Last meeting: Henrietta won 23-20

Paradise: Harris Rating 182

Notable: The Panthers gave up all 47 points to Grandview in the first half last week. Paradise got their only score in the third quarter.

Henrietta: Harris Rating 182

Notable: The Bearcats were shutout 28-0 by Callisburg in the opener after making the playoffs last year.

Harris line: PK