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Lions end Panthers title dream
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Members of the Great Bend High School Panthers hoist the plaque the team earned for being the runner-up in the Class 5A football semi-final Friday night at GBHSs Memorial Stadium. The Panthers lost to the Goddard High School Lions who advance to the state championship game next Saturday in Pittsburg against Mill Valley. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
By JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com Great Bend’s dream of playing for a Class 5A state football championship came up painfully short. A journey that started with promise ended in cold reality on a bone-chilling night at Memorial Stadium. Powerful Goddard roared past Great Bend 50-21 Friday, scoring seven touchdowns with a physical style that overpowered the Panthers’ defense.