By Allen Hamrick
The 2025 season for the CCHS Panther football team ended on Friday in the second round of Class AA playoff games against the Colts of Philip Barbour. Rain settled in for this game which gave advantage to the team that could hold onto the ball. It was the first time the Panthers have been in the second round of playoff games in quite a few years, and the hope was that they would move on to unmarked territory. However, they had to get past Philip Barbour Colts.
It was not meant to be. The Panthers couldn’t carry the same offense as they had in their last five games where they scored a total of 199 points. The Colts only allowed the Panthers one TD in the matchup which came late in the game. The Colts capitalized on nearly all the Panther turnovers, and by half, the game was all but unreachable for the Panthers as the Colts led at 56-0. By the time the white towel was thrown on the Panther season, the Colts had defeated the Panthers 69-7. This was not the game the Panthers expected, but even the best can be bested.
What a season it was, though! The Panthers lost only three games in regular season and finished 7-3 overall. This was a season that was full of action down to the last minute of each game. There wasn’t a game this season where the Panthers didn’t give full measure to their level of play; they went out and gutted it out on every down. They are a gang of brothers that left all they had on the gridiron, and they can hold their heads up for a season that will not be forgotten too soon in the hearts of football fans. Next season they will be back and will have good talent for the 2026 season.
With that, fall sports have come to a close and time has ushered in the winter sports of basketball and wrestling for the 2025-2026 season. So, break out the field jackets, mukluks and hand warmers because it’s time for some hard-court basketball and bone crushing wrestling. The Lady Panthers are gearing up and will hopefully get back on the winning side of the ball. They will have speed and strength under the glass. They have some veterans returning to the dance floor as well as some new blood coming off a great season from CCMS that will definitely make a difference in Lady Panther Basketball this season. The Panthers are coming off a pretty good season from last year and hope to renew the fire. It looks as though they will have the speed and perhaps will bring some power back under the hoop.
New head coach Jeffrey Krauklis will be whipping the Mustang team into shape for their first game against Braxton. He should be able to bring all his knowledge to the floor and get the boys back into championship form. The Lady Mustangs will be attempting to relive the glory years and bring the title back to CCMS; they definitely have the talent to get it done. Basketball fans from all over the county will be there to root on the Panthers, Lady Panthers, Mustangs and Lady Mustangs in their bids for basketball glory.
The CCMS Mustang wrestling dynasty is back on the menu for the 2025- 2026 season. Tyler Dorsey will once again be the head coach and hopefully get the Mustangs back to the mat glory they are used to. Once again, the CCHS wrestling team under Coach Jamie McDonough will make war on the floor with attitudes that rival those of the famed Navy Seals. Coach McDonough will bring his form of high intensity workouts to the practices. So, get geared up, its nearing winter and the season’s sports are heating up.
