BY NOAH GRIFFITH

THE OBSERVER

SMITHS STATION — The Glenwood Gators’ playoff run ended in the third round on Friday night, as they lost to the undefeated Southside-Selma Panthers by a score of 34-21.

After earning the program’s first two playoff wins as a member of the AHSAA classification over the past two weeks at home, the Gators were outmatched in its first road game of the postseason. The loss ends Glenwood’s season with a final record of 10-3.

Even in a game where Glenwood played from behind throughout the contest, the Gators fought to the end. Trailing 34-14 in the final two minutes, Zayden Hart returned a kickoff for a Glenwood touchdown, and then Nate Malone made the crowd gasp with an interception he nearly took to the house to make it a one-score game.

Instead, Selma saved a

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