Down 14-7 heading into halftime, the Lenoir City High School Panthers believed they had captured momentum against the Red Bank High School Lions Friday night at Cecil Thomas Field.
Instead, a 30-0 run by the Lions sent the Panthers (5-4) home with a one-sided, 44-7 loss on senior night.
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