Central Catholic fell behind early and never could recover, falling to Class 2A Pine High School, 27-8, in both teams’ season opener in Franklinton Friday.
Pine took a 13-0 lead after a quarter and extended its lead to 19-0 by halftime.
While Central Catholic cut its deficit to 19-8 in the third quarter, Pine countered with eight points in the fourth period for the final score.
“We started very slow,” Central Catholic Coach Tommy Minton said. “I felt like we kind of went out there and felt our way around instead of just playing ball.”
While Minton said Pine had ...