Just like that, it was over
Trojans dismantle Panthers 24-9 in second round of state playoffs
December 7, 2020
Head coach Chad Phillips talks with the offense during a timeout in the Panthers’ second round playoff game against the Coffee Trojans. Starr’s Mill ran with the Trojans for a while, but progressively lost control as the game went on, resulting in a 24-9 loss to eliminate Starr’s Mill from the playoffs. Against Coffee, Starr’s Mill set a season low for points scored and a season high for points allowed.
![Free safety and kick returner Marc Stampley returns a punt. Special teams had one kick off return and one punt return for a touchdown. Mt. Zion attempted an onside kick to begin the game, but senior Ben Thompson ran it back 48 yards for a touchdown. “Special teams can make or break the game,” Thompson said. “Honestly, [the team] could be down, could be up, it doesn’t matter just play every special team like it’s your last.”](https://www.theprowlernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Special-Teams-475x317.jpg)
![Senior sprinter and anchor leg Will Knowlton crosses the finish line at the end of the boys 4x400 meter relay. The track team competed last Saturday in the Sectional B meet, which consisted of regions 2, 3, 6, and 7, sending 21 entrants from Starr’s Mill to state. One of those entries was the boys 4x400 relay team, who won their event with a time of 3 minutes and 21.29 seconds. “A lot of momentum going in [to sectionals], so today we wanted to keep up that mentality,” Knowlton said. “Just continue to do what we’ve been practicing. [Sectionals] is just a show of how we’ve practiced. We do practice perfectly, at high standards, so we knew it was going to replicate out on the field so we just wanted to do it how we practice.”](https://www.theprowlernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FEATURE-2-475x313.jpg)
Haha, the picture of the kicker is actually me not Taylor. When he quit I took his number so that must have been from the old roster
Max,
Thank you. We have made this correction. We appreciate you reading your high school newspaper. Go Panthers!