Ridgeland Battles Thru Controversy to Playoffs
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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
by Kyra Rogers The heat is on.The Ridgeland Panthers have their eyes on the prize. That prize is a state title. Tonight opens the quarter finals where the Panthers will battle it out against Mary Parson's Bulldogs."We have been feeling confident all year long. From last spring to this moment here."Panthers coach Mark Mariakis composure is nothing short of calm and cool as he thinks and prepares for tonight's game."This football game is just one step closer to our ultimate goal."Markiakis is confident because of one thing, and it isn't strictly the teams athleticism."Have we been more athletic? Its questionable. But there's no question this is the most unified and bonded time that we've ever have."That unity comes partly from the controversy the football team faced early on in the season. The Wisconsin based Freedom From Religion Foundation, which advocates the separation of church and state, sued the school because of school led prayers before games."It really wasn't a distraction for us. It really made our kids bond even closer together."
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