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General Trass Panthers football team was well represented on the 2023 District 2-2A All District Team, according to Head Coach Toriano Wells. Panther players who received all district honors include: first team offense: Kameron Williams, senior, Anton Davis, junior, Joshua Hopkins, junior; second team offense: Keimare Campbell, senior, Aaron Martin, sophomore, Jamarion Powell, sophomore; first team defense: Kameron Williams, Twan Wilson, junior, Ahmonie Williams, junior; second team defense: Stephon Everfield, senior, Dylan Baker, senior, Za’Corrion McCallum, junior, J’Bion Newson, sophomore.

Briarfield basketball is off to a strong start, with all four teams predominantly winning out of the gate. Coach Blake Ratcliff, who began his career at Briarfield last year coaching both boys’ squads, is now at the helm of all four teams. “It’s busy,” he said, “but it’s so important to get with the young ones too, to develop that foundation and move forward and see where they’re at. We want to get to work establishing what is to come.”

The weekly contest has entered its final week. Due to the Providence Journal office being closed for Thanksgiving, contestants must submit their picks by placing them in the drop box in front of the office by 5 pm on Friday, November 24, 2023. Keep in mind that there is no different deadline due to the holiday. The picks are due still on Friday.

The General Trass Panther Football team ran into a foe last Friday night that was too much to handle despite their season’s growth. The Panthers went down in defeat at the hands of the fourth seed Haynesville squad to the score of 48-22.