Panthers Roll Over Springport in Opener

Cover Photo by Mark Rogozinski

The Stockbridge football team opened its season in impressive fashion with a 38-0 pasting of Springport Friday night.

The Panthers dominated in all facets of the game, including a 309-90 advantage in total offense and 150-14 on the ground.

Stockbridge struck quickly with a pair of Drew Robinson touchdown runs in the first quarter. Robinson scored on runs from eight yards and 35 yards to give the Panthers a 14-0 lead.

The Panthers lead continued to grow through the air in the second quarter with Robinson catching a pair of TD passes from Jalen Rogozinski to push the lead to 28-0. Rogozinski and Robinson hooked up for scoring passes of nine and 60 for the big halftime lead.

The Panther defense got into the act in the third when Zac Rogozinski returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown and a 35-0 lead.

Joey Ballagh finished off his perfect night kicking with a 22-yard field goal while going 5-5 on extra points.

Robinson rushed for 115 yards on nine carries and two scores and caught five passes for 101 yards and two TD’s.

Jalen Rogozinski was 9-23 passing for 159 yards and two scores, while Zac Rogozinski rushed 40 yards on 12 carries. Zach Fletcher caught three passes for 45 yards and Shannon Henderson one catch for 13 yards.

Brock Rochow intercepted two passes and had three tackles to lead the defense.

Gary Killinger led with six tackles, while Ethan Monaghan was in on five tackles. Zac Rogozinski had three tackles and one interception, Josiah Muzzin had two tackles and an interception, and Foster Prybus had three tackles and a fumble recovery.

The Panthers return to action Thursday night when the travel to arch-rival Leslie.