Panther’s have several athletes honored with All-District selections in football

PEKIN- The Pekin Panthers finished their season at 6-3 missing the A State Playoffs, but they did win their final three games of the year, and five of their last six. The Panthers grew fast as a team and were a close contender to making the Playoffs despite their slow start. They had several players receive the distinction of being named to either the First, Second or Honorable Mention teams for Class A District 6 as the District revealed the post-season honors for 2016 recently.

            1st Team All District

             Pekin had three players make First Team, one on offense and two on the defensive side of the ball. On offense it was Zac Conger on the offensive line that received the distinction of being named First-Team All-District. Zac was a workhorse upfront, and really paved the way to open-up the holes up front for the Panther’s many skilled position players to run through.

            On defense, it was Kaden Baker who was selected for his play at linebacker. Kaden led the Panthers in tackles with 48.5, over five tackles for loss and a sack. He was a name that was constantly being said by PA announcers wherever the Panther’s played on Friday nights, and he was clearly one of the leaders on the defense.

For complete article read Nov. 16 edition of The News Review 

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