Lions quarterback Derrick Smith ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more to lead his team to a 26-0 win over the Panthers and within one game of a championship.

Smith ran for a 63-yard touchdown in the first quarter Thursday’s to give the Lions (7-1) an early 6-0 lead at Memorial Stadium. From there, the rout was on.

The game was played as a semifinal playoff game in the Selma Parks & Recreation Department’s 7-and 8 year-old football league.

Neither team scored in the second quarter, meaning the Lions went into halftime up only a touchdown. On the first play of the third quarter, Smith doubled that lead as he ran 65 yards down the visitors’ sideline for a touchdown.

He also added the two-point conversion, which put the Lions up 14-0.

“He’s an exceptional player,” said Lions coach Johnny Manuel. “He listens but he gets a little hyped and high strung and he takes things on his own, so we have to calm him down. Other than that, he’s a pretty good player.”

Derrick wasn’t done at that point either.

After the Panthers (4-4) went four-and-out, he threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to his brother Erick Smith to put the Lions up 20-0. He also connected with Raquez Broadnax for a 40-yard touchdown pass with 2:39 left in the fourth to make it 26-0 Lions.

“Once we score, the defense will shut them down,” Manuel said.

Panthers head coach Andre Lamar was left without many answers. He wondered if losing a day of practice might’ve made a difference for his team.

The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday, but was moved after storms caused Wednesday’s slate of games to be canceled.

“They are probably just wore out because we’ve been playing a lot of football in November,” Lamar said.

The Lions will await whoever emerges from the other side of the bracket between the Packers, Bengals and Pee Wee Seahawks in the championship.

The title game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but will now be played Monday.