It’s not how you start but how you finish.
The Whitman-Hanson Regional High football team learned that the hard way last Friday night.
The Panthers roared out to a 9-6 lead on Marshfield at the half.
W-H got on the board first with a Tim Brown blocked punt for a safety in the first quarter.
Marshfield would then retake the lead until Johnny Walker punched it in from 1-yard out and a 9-6 Panthers advantage at the half.
The Rams edged ahead in the third with a pick-6, before W-H answered with a 20-yard TD from Ryan Nash to Brendan Moore to regain the lead, 15-13.
It didn’t last. In fact, that was the last time the Panthers scored.
That’s because Marshfield responded with 31 unanswered points to pull away for the 44-15 victory.
W-H finished the regular season at 3-5.
Walker and Cam Beltramini led the way for the Panthers on both sides of the ball. They combined for 160 yards on the ground, with Walker finding the end zone once. Defensively, Walker had 14 tackles and Beltramini added an interception.
— Nathan Rollins