How bad was Tanner’s night against Cleveland? At the conclusion of Cleveland’s first offensive play from scrimmage, the Panthers led 21-0. And it only got worse for Tanner from there.

Cleveland led 35-0 after one quarter en route to a 49-6 victory over a Tanner team depleted by injuries. The Rattlers began the game with only 19 healthy players and are now down to 18 after running back Kristian Lampkin went down with an injury.

Cleveland’s Parker Gilliland took the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown to set the tone for the game. After Cleveland kicked off to Tanner following the score, the Panther defense intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown.

Following a Tanner punt, Cleveland scored on a long run on its first play from scrimmage to make the score 21-0. Gilliland scored four touchdowns in the game, having receiving scores of 61, 51 and 31 yards to go along with his 91-yard kickoff return score.

Jaleel Thatch scored Tanner’s only touchdown on a 7-yard run in the third quarter. Tanner had 251 total yards in the game, with 169 coming on the ground.

The Rattlers (2-4, 1-2 Class 2A, Region 7) host Tarrant next Friday.