Panthers come back to win state championship

Posted 11/10/12

The Panthers scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Cragoe to Dewey Schwan on third-and-goal to leapfrog the Star Valley Braves with less than six minutes left in regulation. They shut down the Braves in the final minutes to hold on for a …

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Panthers come back to win state championship

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The Powell Panthers claimed their second consecutive Class 3A state football championship with a fourth quarter comeback.

The Panthers scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Cragoe to Dewey Schwan on third-and-goal to leapfrog the Star Valley Braves with less than six minutes left in regulation. They shut down the Braves in the final minutes to hold on for a 13-10 victory.

Star Valley followed with a field goal early in the second quarter and, with just 53 seconds before the half, scored a touchdown and converted the extra point to take their first lead of the game. Star Valley entered the half up 10-6.

On MyWyoming.org's live broadcast of the game, PHS head coach Jim String told reporter David Settle at halftime that he thought the Panthers were doing really well offensively.

"We've just got to settle down and play good defense," Stringer said, before heading into the locker room to join his squad.

The defense stepped up, shutting out the Braves in the second half.

The Tribune will have full coverage of the game in Tuesday's issue.

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