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B Girls 2:00, Donelson Christian Academy
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Congratulations to Alexander Gales, Josh Holtschlag, and Samantha Shafer, who signed letters of intent to play at the collegiate level on Wednesday. Gales will pole vault at High Point University; Holtschlag has signed to play golf at Bucknell University; and Shafer will continue her volleyball career at the University of North Alabama.
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Dramatic. Unbelievable. Resilient. Heroic.
When the Panther football players strapped on their gear Friday night, they knew what was ahead of them – a battle, against the tough number one seed from the east Notre Dame team (10-1), away from home, for the opportunity to advance to the TSSAA Division II-A State Semifinals for the first time since 2001. They couldn’t have imagined, though, the way it would all play out. A slow start. An uphill climb. A comeback win. It was all of those things as the Panthers defeated the Fighting Irish 34-33 in a game that won’t soon be forgotten.
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Junior Andrew Cox ran away with the TSSAA Division II-A Cross Country State Championship on Saturday. Cox won the title with a lifetime best time of 16:24 as he ran away from the field, and Ethan Rhoden medaled with a 12th place finish, leading the Panthers to a fifth place overall team finish.
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The varsity football team defeated Grace Christian 39-6 on Friday to advance to the TSSAA Division II-A State Quarterfinal game. The Panthers, who are now 7-4 on the season, used a 27-point first quarter and never looked back against the Rams from Knoxville.
Senior Brogan Wilson continued his great season, leading the Panthers with 166 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 19 attempts, and junior quarterback Sean Casey threw for 85 yards and a touchdown. Casey also added a 64-yard rushing touchdown, and freshman Jeffrey Vercher added 107 rushing yards and a touchdown for FRA. Senior Lance Wilhoite also had a touchdown reception and was the leading receiver with 64 yards on 6 receptions.
The Panthers will travel to Chattanooga to play Notre Dame on Friday. Kick off is set for 6 p.m. CDT.
Click read more for the scoring recap.
