Lions Pounce Panthers for Win in Semi-Finals

Photo By: Brian Hill

Williamson County Football

Photo By: Brian Hill

By: Amber Pennycuff

CPA is going undefeated, 14-0 heading into the TSSAA State Championship game.  The Lions pounced on Lewis Co. to take a 36-28 win over the Panthers in the 3A Semifinals last night.

Kicking-off a little slow, CPA allowed Lewis County to grace the end zone with less than five minutes left in the first quarter.  The Lions answered right back with a TD of its own for a tied match-up of 7-7.

CPA then decided to top off the second with a touchdown to take the lead the rest of the first half, but it wouldn’t be by much.  The Panthers had a TD of its own, but a missed extra point, to bring the halftime score of 14-13.

The Lions must have had a lot to think about in the locker room because the second half was theirs.

Lewis County made a field-goal attempt to take a 2-point lead closing the third.  The Panthers struck again going into the fourth with a touchdown, but CPA blocked the extra point.  And that was just the beginning.

CPA ignited the field only 10-minutes left in the game with a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to tie it up 22-22.

Thomas Richard made the Lions next move with a touchdown and put the Lions up with a solid 29-22 lead with only six-minutes remaining.  Less than two minutes later, CPA took it into the end zone again to seal off 36-points for the night.

The Panthers managed to bring in one more touchdown for the night to complete a 38-26 win for the Lions.

CPA will travel to Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville to play at Tucker’s Stadium in the 3A Championship game against 13-1 Alcoa next Friday at 4 p.m.

The Williamson Source will keep you updated on CPA throughout the 2013 football season.  Follow us on Twitter at @WilliamsonSrc for all of your latest Williamson County sports updates and information!