By MICHAEL BOYLAN

Sports Editor

Coach Tim Miller is pleased with the direction of the Starr's Mill Panthers in their first varsity season. "We are competitive in every game and never stop fighting." On Friday night, the Panthers faced Woodward Academy. The defense was outstanding for both teams, as Starr's Mill played their best man to man defense all year. Woodward kept a press on the Panthers but Starr's Mill showed enormous amounts of patience and broke the press. Woodward led by five points at the half and then by five again with only five minutes left in the game. Starr's Mill began to have trouble breaking the War Eagles pressure, most likely due to fatigue. Woodward pulled ahead and won by a score of 79-64. Matt Houck scored 21 points for the Panthers and Mikey Richardson chipped in 10.

On Saturday, Starr's Mill played Jonesboro. The Panthers started off slowly and trailed by 12 points in the first quarter. They fought back hard in the second and only trailed Jonesboro by one at the half. Starr's Mill then took over, getting great performances from Matt Houck and Dane Davenport. They each had 14 points in the game. The Panthers led by one with 29 seconds left when they were called for traveling. Jonesboro got the ball, hit a three pointer and then two foul shots before it was over. They won the game, 56-52. Starr's Mill faces North Clayton and Riverdale this week, both teams are ranked in the state.

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