Panther Creek Beats Holly Springs in Final Seconds

By: Morgan Brazille

 

    The Panther Creek varsity football team had their first win against Holly Springs on Friday, September 7th.  The game started out with a stomach churning fumble that was quickly recovered by #9, Gray Mazzone.  The crowd grew anxious as the game continued and Holly Springs scored their first touchdown and extra point, going up by seven.  However, Panther Creek quickly answered with a touchdown of their own, scored by #22, Kevin Collins.  Unfortunately, the extra point was missed, leaving Holly Springs with the lead.

 

    

The game continued on after half time with little action, except an impressive interception by #23, Moses Osoro.  The game appeared to be going downhill when Holly Springs scored another touchdown and missed the extra point, making the score 13-6.  The Catamounts quickly came back with a touchdown of their own by #36, Ronnie Hart. The team went for a two point conversion to try to get ahead by one point, but was unable to get the ball into the endzone, leaving Holly Springs with a lead of one point.

 

The crowd continued to scream while the band played in support of the Panther Creek Catamounts as the game moved on.  While the game was coming to a close, Holly Springs scored a field goal, adding three points to their lead to make the score 16-12.  It appeared that the Catamounts would have a disappointing loss and the crowd began to prepare for the worst.  Then, just as the clock ticked off the final seconds of the game, #22, Kevin Collins ran the ball in for a touchdown.  With 28 seconds left, the Catamounts had managed to pull ahead and then sealed the game by making the extra point.

 

    The crowd cheered as the game ended and the football team began their celebrations.  Panther Creek had just won their first varsity football game with a final score of 19-16.  Hopefully, this is a sign that the intense practices are paying off, and Panther Creek's football team is going to continue to win against other schools.  One thing is for sure: this football season promises to be an exciting one.