The Greyhounds went three-and-out to give Franklin the ball back, but the Statesville defense was able to hold the Panthers. Jayden Rucker’s sack on first down at the Panthers 30 yard-line with 50 seconds left proved to be too much to overcome for the Panthers, who had no timeouts remaining.

Live scores from the first round of the Florida high school football playoffs, with updated FHSAA brackets and schedule.