By Amber Pennycuff
FRA has survived the first round and will move onto round two in the TSSAA playoffs. The pouncing Panthers insured a ride into next week’s game against ECS (10-0) after a big 34-21 win over Tipton-Rosemark (4-7) last night at home.
By the end of the first quarter, FRA had already made its mark in scoring with two-touchdowns. The Panthers two scores all came within the first six-minutes of the match!
Rosemark only put up one TD within the middle of the first. A fumble would give Tipton-Rosemark the ball towards the end of the first, and into the second, Rosemark tied it up with the Panthers at a neck-and-neck 14-14, not even four minutes into the quarter.
But FRA decided, that’s as close as it was going to get.
With less than a minute left in the first half, Spence Jones had a TD pass and the Panthers were up 21-14 at halftime.
Into the third, it was time to buckle down. FRA graced the end zone once more, with a missed extra point, but it would give them a 13-point lead over Rosemark only 9:52 in.
It was a pick six that would give Tipton its next TD and create only a six-point different between the two teams.
The fourth and final moments were approaching the clock as a Rosemark fumble would easily become and FRA ball. 4:00 left in the game the Panthers sealed off the 34-21 lead and reached the Quarterfinals of the playoffs.
The Williamson Source will keep you updated on FRA next week as they travel to take on Evangelical Christian. Keep in mind on Friday nights we have our live scoreboard on our Football Central Homepage, or if you are in the ‘twitti-sphere’, get all your latest football updates with @WilliamsonSrc!
