Congratulations to seniors Sean Casey and Sam Taylor, who committed to play football at the collegiate level at a special signing ceremony on Wednesday.
Casey will play football at the University of Rochester in New York, and Taylor will play football at Missouri Western State University in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The varsity girls basketball team won its third game in a row on Tuesday, defeating St. Cecilia 60-45. Junior Zharia Hutchinson led the Panthers with 23 points and has now scored more than 20 points in three of the last four games. With this win, the team improves to 9-7 on the season.
The varsity boys team fell in a tight match up against Knowledge Academies 44-41. The Panthers were led by juniors Kingston Gardner and Sean Casey, who had 19 and 13 points, respectively.
The Panthers will travel to Zion Christian Academy on Friday. The girls will tip off at 6 p.m., and the boys will follow.
The FRA Panthers rolled to a 48-12 victory over the Northpoint Trojans in the opening round of the TSSAA DII Class AA State Playoffs.
The Panther Varsity Football team finished the regular season as regional runner up and heads into the state playoffs as the No. 2 seed.
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