Today's Sports

The gym was rocking Thursday night for what felt more like a playoff game than the second game of the season. But that’s to be expected when border rivals Carroll and Trimble collide.

The Panthers dominated on the inside, out-rebounding the Raiders 33-21 and shooting 43 percent from two-point range, while the Raiders drained 12 threes from the outside. But it was Carroll’s pressure defense that gave them a plus-11 turnover margin and secured a 67-56 win at home.

The Panthers basketball team has all the pieces in place for this to be a successful year.

The team boasts five seniors, but has nine players with varsity experience. Four of the five top-scorers and three of the five top-rebounders from last year’s squad return, including senior Dallas Gibson, who averaged a double-double with 15.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.

As the old saying goes, records were made to be broken. And running back Tyshaun Embs has shattered six of them in his senior campaign for the Carroll County Panthers football team.

Embs is the new school record holder for the most rushing yards in a game (420), most touchdowns scored in a game (6), most points scored in a game (36), most touchdowns scored in a season (27), most rushing yards in a season (2,507) and most points scored in a season (164).