LADY PANTHERS POUNCE ON THE SEAHAWKS!

Following their big win against Tolar, the Panthers played the Franklin County Sewhawks.  The face off against the Seahawks ended with a loss, and a score of Panthers 16 - Seahawks 18.  Melissa Brown led the team putting eight points on the board.  Kareleigh Sellers and Madison Peddie racked up three points each to bring the score to fourteen.  Allie Moore added two points bringing the total score to 16.  Although the  Panthers led the whole game, they ended up losing that lead in the final minutes of the 4th quarter to fall to the Seahawks by 2 points. 

Hosford "B" team thought otherwise.  Coming off of their loss to Tolar, they were more determined and stepped up their game against the Seahawks.  Lady Panthers Lexi Brown and Rachel Langston each made two points.  While Franklin County was only able to add 2 points to the board.  With the change of attitude our Lady Panther "B" team wins out over Franklin County 4 -2. 

PANTHERS GET THEIR GROOVE BACK!

November 16th was a special day at Hosford School.  It was the day the Panther Basketball Team found their groove.  In an amazing display of skill and sportsmanship, the Panthers defeated the Franklin County Seahawks, 49-12.  The amazing part was how well they played together.  They were like a band of brothers.   The kind that actually like one another. Never has this reporter witnessed such astounding progress.  These young men are really learning to read their team mates and function together like a well oiled piece of machinery.  Just check out these stats:

                                  Points Scored    Rebounds   Assists
Micah McCaskill                  12                1               3
Garrett Swier                         8                2                            
Ken King                               2                6                             
D. J Pittman                           4                4               1
Ricky Ramer                          4                2               1
Nathan Duggar                       1                2                             
Hunter Jaikin                          4                2                               
Zack Haney                         10                7                            
Bailey Singletary                     4               1               1
Brody Holland                                         1               1

These boys worked together very well to secure the win for the Panthers.  Each player did his part to help the team excell.  And excell is exactly what they did!  At the rate they're going, the future is looking brighter.    

Even our "B" Team boys astounded us tonight!   We saw newcomers step up and lead their team to victory with some incredible shots.  Troy Durden and Blade Barineau led their team in scoring by adding 6 points each to the scoreboard, while Ken Thompson added 3 of his own.  They defeated the Sewhawks by a score of 15-0.  If you aren't attending these basketball games, you are missing out! Grab the kids and head on out to the gym. We promise you, you'll enjoy the game.

LADY PANTHERS CLAW THEIR WAY TO THE TOP!

On November 12th, the Lady Panthers faced the Tolar Bulldogs. The Panthers clawed their way into a successful win!  Hosford's "A" team leading player, Karleigh Sellers scored 17 points!  Squirming in their grasp the bulldogs couldn't handle the wrath of the Panthers.  Melissa Brown added 11 points to the scoreboard.  Madison Peddie earned 2 points... and the Panthers earned another victory!  The ending score of the Panther - Bulldog battle was 30-16.  Turns out the Bulldog bark can't compete with the Panther claw!

Hosford's "B" team unfortunately lost to the Bulldogs.  Though we can't say we didn't try.  Abi McComb and Rachel Langston both had two points each.  The final score was Hosford 4 - Tolar 8.  Even if they didn't win the Panthers still played with a lot of heart. 

LADY PANTHERS VS LADY TIGERS - WHAT A CAT FIGHT!

The Hosford "A" team wasn't ready for the loss against Bloutstown on November 9th.  Even though they lost, the Lady Panthers did rack up some points.  Melissa Brown was the leading lady with 11 points.  Karleigh Sellers, Allison Moore, Madison Peddie, and Madison Sessions each helped with adding 2 points each.  The Panthers tried hard, but the Tigers won 39-19.  Our "B" team also lost to the Tigers.  The Lady Panthers only trailed by 4 points.  Abi McComb led the team with 4 points. Cheyenne Miranda put two points on the board as well.  They fought hard but their 6 points were not enough to overtake Blountstown's 10 points. 

LADY PANTHER BASKETBALL BEGINS!!

On November 4th, the season opener for Hosford Girls A Team Basketball, against the Wewa Gators, was narrowly lost.  Melissa Brown led the team with 8 points, follwed by Karleigh Sellers and Madison Peddie who both scored 2 points each. The Panthers led the whole game until they were overtaken by the Wewa Gators in the last 2 minutes of play.  The game ended with a final score of 12-13.  The "B" team was also defeated by the Gators.  Madison Sessions along with Lexi Brown led the team with 2 points each and Megan Sewell added 1 point to the board.  The final score of the B game was Hosford 5 - Wewa 11.

LADY PANTHERS TAKE ON THE ST. JOE SHARKS!

Following the loss to Wewa, the Lady Panthers A team, gained new heart in their face off against the Port St. Joe Sharks on November 8th.  The Panthers clawed away at the Sharks to defeat them in overtime.  Karleigh Sellers led the team by putting 9 points on the board!  Melissa Brown quickly followed with 8 points. The lady Panthers didn't stop there.  Madison Peddie tossed up 6 points to help snap the Sharks.  Allie Moore and Kallie Williams both put 2 points a piece on the board as well.  The final score was Hosford 27 - Port St. Joe 22.  Even the Lady Panther "B" team knew what they wanted.... to WIN!  Meagan Sewell led the team by scoring 4 points.  Madison Sessions helped the Lady Panthers win by adding 2 points to the board.  The score at the end of the game was Hosford 6 - Port St. Joe 4. 

Panther's Face Difficult Week of Losses

Last week was a difficult one for the Panther Boy's Basketball Team.  We began the week in Port St. Joe on November 8th with a crushing defeat of 56-26 to the St. Joe Sharks.  Garrett Swier led the team by putting 12 points on the board, followed by Micah McCaskill who scored 6, D.J. Pittman with 3, and Ken King, Noah Davis, and Hunter Jaikin with 2 points each.  We played hard but could not outrun those Sharks!  Our "B" team also fell to the Shark attack by a score of 18-1 with Bailey Singletary putting the only point on the board for the Panthers. 

On November 9th the Panthers hit the road again, to travel to Blountstown to face off against the Tigers.  Once again, we had to accept defeat as the Tigers overtook us by a score of 42-19.  Micah McCaskill led the Panthers in scoring by putting 8 points on the board, while Ken King scored 7, and Garrett Swier added 4 points to the board.  King also led the team with 10 rebounds followed by D.J. Pittman with 4 and Swier with 3.  Our "B" team was also defeated by the Tigers, with a score of 15-9.  Leading scorer was Ricky Ramer with 5 points, follwed by Hunter Jaikin and Zack Haney with 2 points each.  Zack led the team in rebounds with 5, followed by Ryan Rogers with 3 and Jaikin with 2. 

The Panthers ended the week on Friday, November 12th, at home facing off against the Tolar Bulldogs. The Panthers hoped the home court advantage would help us to overpower the Bulldogs, but unfortunately that would not be the case.  The Bulldogs defeated us by a score  of 50-32.  Ken King was hot today!  He led the team with 18 points, followed by Micah McCaskill with 9 points, Garrett Swier who added 4 points and Noah Davis who added 1 point.  McCaskill led the team in rebounds with 7, Pittman with 6, King with 5, Davis with 3, Duggar with 2, and Swier with 1.    The "B" team also fell to the Dawgs by a score of 8-16.  Bailey Singletary led the team with 4 points, followed by Zack Haney and Ricky Ramer with 2 points each.  Ken Thompson led the team with 4 rebounds, Haney followed with 3, Hunter Jaikin had 2 and Singletary got 1. 

All in all, it was a tough week for the Panthers, but we're going to put it behind us and start over this week with the Franklin County Seahawks on Tuesday, November 16th.  Come on out and support our team! 

Hosford Students Make Panhandle Conference Team in Football

Each year coaches from the Panhandle Conference get together and select the students from the areas middle schools who they feel were the very best in the sport and award them a spot on their "dream team".  This year seven students  from Tolar Middle school were given the distinct honor or being chosen as  members of this team.  Three of those young men were Hosford Students, Will Hosford, D.J. Pittman and Micah McCaskill.  We are very proud of their hard work this season.  All of our boys fought hard and represented our school very well. 

Panthers Win Again!

Thursday, Hosford School's Basketball team faced off against the Wewa Gators.  Once again the Panthers scored big, beating Wewa by a score of 35-15, proving that teamwork pays off in the end!   On our A team, "Everyone shoots, everyone scores", was almost the motto of the day.  Garrett Swier led the team with 9 points, Micah McCaskill socred 7, Ken King put 6 points on the board, D. J. Pittman and Noah Davis both added 4, while Zack Haney, and Bailey Singletary each scored 2 and Ricky Ramer hit a free throw to add 1 more.  Leading the team in rebounds were Ken King and Nathan Duggar each with 6, followed by Swier and Haney with 4, Pittman with 3, Davis with 2 and McCaskill, Ramer, Singletary and Hunter Jaikin with 1 rebound each. 

Our "B" team played great in Wewa as well.  They won their game against the Gators by a score of 8-6.  Leading them in scoring was Blade Barineau with 4 points, and Ryan Rogers with 4 points. Leading rebounder was Rogers with 9 rebounds,  Barineau with 1, Chase Jordan  and Ken Thompson each with 1 rebound.  As of today our boys teams, both A and B, have a record of 2-0.  Lets keep it going.  If our boys continue to play together and work as a team, this reporter sees no reason why they won't be this year's conference champs.  Come on out and help us cheer them on to victory! Next week we play the  St. Joe Sharks on Monday, November 8th in Port St. Joe,  Blountstown Tigers on November 9th in Blountstown and Tolar Bulldogs on Friday November 12th at 1:30 in Hosford.  Please come out and support our kids!  

WHEN CATS COLLIDE, PANTHERS WIN SEASON OPENER!!!!

Today the Hosford Panthers faced off against Altha for the season opener in Basketball.  With the homecourt advantage, the Panthers had a commanding win against the Wildcats. On "A" team, Garrett Swier led the team by putting 15 points on the board, one of which was a 3 pointer.  Micah McCaskill followed up with 6 points, Brody Holland with 5, Ken King with 3 and Ricky Ramer added 1 with a free throw.   Our "B" team also put their game down in the win column with a 14-3 victory over the Wildcats.  Ricky Ramer led the team by putting 6 points on the board, followed by Hunter Jaikin with 4 points, Blade Barineau with 2 points, and Cody Arnold with 2 points.  It was an exciting day at Hosford Gym.  Our boys, led by Coaches Davis and Solomon, are looking to have a great season.  Come on out and support them!  Our next game is Thursday, November 4th in Wewa!  We hope to see you there.