South Panola wins home opener 42-20

Anderus Flowers rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns as South Panola defeated Southaven 42-20 in the Tigers home opener Friday night at Robert H.Dunlap Stadium.

Flowers had scoring runs of 4, 3 and 2 yards as South Panola (2-1) led 21-0 after the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime. Tiger quarterback Tristan Colinburg gave South Panola a 7-0 lead on the third play from scrimmage with a 61-yard run. Following a Flowers two-yard plunge into the endzone to make the score 14-0, Marcus Christon gathered a punt at his own 26 and raced 74 yards with 2:05 remaining in the opening quarter. Christon would later add a 11-yard scoring run in the third quarter as South Panola extended its lead to 35-7. Southaven (0-3) coached by former North Panola head coach Randel Montgomery scored 20 points in the third quarter to close the South Panola margin to 35-20 after three quarters. South Panola travels to Clarksdale next Friday.

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