Top-ranked Mart takes Meridian, 67-0

Jackets to travel to Wortham for Friday play

  • Meridian Yellow Jacket Matty Jones breaks away from pressure Friday against the Mart Panthers. Photo by Wendy Orozco Courtesy of Brett Voss’ The Sports Buzz
    Meridian Yellow Jacket Matty Jones breaks away from pressure Friday against the Mart Panthers. Photo by Wendy Orozco Courtesy of Brett Voss’ The Sports Buzz
  • Meridian defense tries to take down a Panther in Friday’s competition. Photo by Wendy Orozco Courtesy of Brett Voss’ The Sports Buzz
    Meridian defense tries to take down a Panther in Friday’s competition. Photo by Wendy Orozco Courtesy of Brett Voss’ The Sports Buzz
Entering the game as the Class 2A, Division II’s top-ranked team in the state, the perennial powerhouse Mart Panthers have looked primed for a run at another state championship. A road trip to Meridian only proved to be one more step in the right direction. Opening District 102A, DII competition with a dominating performance, the Panthers lit up the scoreboard for a 67-0 victory over the…

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