Panthers fall to visiting Tigers

Barry Churchwell, Stats

The Lewis County High School Panthers football team hosted the defending 1A State Champions the Fayetteville Tigers on Friday night August 27, 2021 at Bobby W. Sharp Stadium.

As good as advertised, the Tigers defense proved to be a difficult task to overcome for the Panthers.

In the first quarter, the Tigers would strike first on a long, 61-yard touchdown run with 7:30 to go in the quarter and a successful point-after gave the visitors a 7-0 lead. The Panthers offense continued to struggle against the Tigers and the score remained Fayetteville 7 Lewis County 0 at the en...