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Volume 2 Issue 38 - Tuesday, October 4, 2022
CECIL COUNTY
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Panthers Spoil Homecoming Party For Indians With 21-7 Win By Victor Hensley
NORTH EAST - On a misty, chilled evening last Friday, hundreds of fans packed the house at North East High School for its annual homecoming game, where they created an excitement-filled atmosphere, bringing the energy and dabbling in all
of the typical homecoming festivities. While the crowd never wavered in supporting their hometown Indians (05), the Perryville Panthers (3-2) pulled up and spoiled the party, downing North East, 21-7, in a defensive dogfight. “We definitely fed
off of (the crowd),” said Taylor Slaughenhoupt, the Indians’ head coach. “It was the first time we were able to break out the black uniforms since we had the blackout. It was a great atmosphere. Our students and fans did a really, really good job being behind us.” The Panthers were
due for a big defensive performance, and fortunately for the visiting fans in attendance, that’s exactly what they got. Just a week after allowing Rising Sun to score 40 points in a 21-point loss – which included Tigers quarterback Gannon Russell gashing them for 145
yards and four scores on the ground – the Panthers gave up just seven points to the Indians, keeping the offense off the board entirely. “Tonight, we tackled, we got off blocks and we got aligned right,” said Sean Sandora, the Panthers’ head coach. “Last week against Rising Sun,
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‘I just fell in love’:
RISING SUN vs ELKTON VOLLEYBALL - SECTION B
Rising Sun softball star Jordan Lynch commits to Virginia Tech By Victor Hensley
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we knew they were going to run the ball because they’re a good run team. But we just came out and made an effort this week in practice to tackle. We tackled all week long and we had a very good week of practice, so that was our emphasis.” As has been the
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RISING SUN - As midnight approached on Aug. 31, many families around Cecil County were tucked into bed, resting up for the impending first day of school the next morning. The Lynch family, however, was wide awake, sitting around their kitchen table, staring at the phone in front of them. Moments after the clock struck midnight, signaling Sept. 1, the phone rang. Jordan Lynch picked it up. On the other end was Sydney Romero, assistant softball coach at Duke University. Romero was the first of many coaches that texted, called and FaceTimed Lynch mere minutes after her recruitment period opened up at midnight on Sept. 1, allowing her to speak with teams and set up formal meetings. “While she’s on the phone with Sydney, she got six or seven text messages from six or seven schools,” Renie Lynch, Jordan’s mom, said proudly. “That was kind of cool. So within the first, I’d say 10 or so minutes of Sept. 1, she’d been contacted by six to eight coaches.” Jordan, a junior at Rising Sun and the No. 10 ranked player in the Class of 2024 by Extra Inning Softball, set up five visits with schools following a whirlwind day of calls with coaches, but in the end, needed just two of them before she made her decision. continued on B-8