聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Preeceville Panthers football team suffered their first loss when they traveled to Watrous to take on Watrous on September 9. The Panthers came up short with a 38-13 loss for the night.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "It was our first game and a tough loss for the team," said Jeremy Mattison, defence coach. "The team started out strong with a quick touchdown passed to Dreyton Paul from quarterback Spencer King.
鈥淥ur second touchdown came in the second half when King threw a pass to Bo Babiuk," said Mattison.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 "The team members played hard but it is evident that we have a lot of work to do yet,鈥� he said. 鈥淭here was some miscommunication and things seemed to not line up correctly.
鈥淲e need to work on executing plays, passing and tackles,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e have a strong program but are playing in a tough conference. The players worked hard and with their dedication and passion for the game, we are sure to make the positive changes that will have a winning end result.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next game for the Panthers will be a home game on September 16, when Watson comes to Preeceville.
The next games scheduled are: September 23 in Wynyard; September 30, a home game against Watrous; October 6, a home game against Wynyard, and October 14 will see the Panthers traveling to Watson.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The playoff round begins October 21.
