Stallions End Season with 48-28 Loss

Yorktown rushing attack too much for Stallion defense.

Gerry Pannoni knew his Stallion defense faced a tall order in containing Yorktown running backs M.J. Stewart and Arturo Brown. Heading into Friday’s Northern Region Division 5 semifinal, the two combined for more than 2,000 rushing yards and 28 touchdowns on the season. Yorktown’s talented duo proved too much for a young South County defense. Both backs combined for 395 yards and five touchdowns on the ground to lift the Patriots to a 48-28 victory over South County Friday night at Yorktown High School in Arlington. The loss ended South County’s season. “We knew what they were about,” said Pannoni of Stewart and Brown. “They just beat us doing what they do. That’s the bottom line. They’re obviously two great backs, two great players. ” …

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Pannoni Leads South County Football in 2011

Two-a-days underway for the Stallions

The ever infamous two-a-day practices are underway at South County Secondary and Stallion football players are knee-deep in preparation for the upcoming season. This year however, a new head coach will roam the sidelines on Friday nights. Gerry Pannoni replaced Pete Bendorf late last month, who until that time had been the school’s first and only coach. Despite his late summer hire, Pannoni has already made strides in winning over South County players.  “Everybody has jumped on Coach Pannoni’s boat. We’re really looking forward to the season and think that a lot of great things are going to come with it,” said Stallion linebacker and Virginia Tech commit, Devin Vandyke. “I think we’re going to have a really good season.” For nearly a week…

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