Stockton falls to Lena-Winslow in the state semifinals

STOCKTON, Ill. (KWQC) - The rematch between the Stockton Blackhawks and the Lena-Winslow Panthers lived up to the hype, and then some.

Stockton dug themselves a hole early in this game, fumbling the opening kickoff, spotting the Panthers an 8-0 lead just 51-seconds into the game.

The Blackhawks would fight back in the second quarter with help from the arm of Noah Larson. In back to back plays, Larson hooked up with Carter Blair and Morgan Haas to get in the end zone and tie the game at 8 heading into halftime.

After the break, Le-Win would flex their muscles early in the third quarter, getting scores from Alec Schlichting and Aiden Wild to open up a 22-8 lead.

The home team would fight back to make it a one score game with just 11-seconds left in the third quarter on a Jack Mensendike 4-yard run, but that would be as close as the Blackhawks would get.

Stockton falls to the rival Panthers 30-16 to finish off a fantastic 12-1 season.