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St. Joes Panthers Enjoy Success with The Return

of High School Football

once. The Panthers boasted a 4-1 record,
By Casey Leger
losing a single game to the team they
ultimately defeated to claim the league
nother Panthers high school title.
Afootball season—their first since Panthers’ head coach, Mitchel ‘Zapp’
the pandemic—is in the books, and Zappitelli, is justifiably proud of his
the boys in red and blue capped this squad. “We had a lot of interest in the
season at home by defeating Casselman sport this year,” says Zappitelli. “It was
in a nailbiter that ended with a 33-30 great to get back out there and see the
tally, capturing the Conseil scolaire kids play.” He notes that the Panthers
de district catholique de l’Est ontarien were supported not only by a team of
championship. teacher—Cory Fleury, Dan Lapierre,
It was an interesting season to say and Pat Shane—and community—
the least. Like many things post- Kirby Camplin, Chris Harrop, Chris
pandemic, the high school football Leonard, Robbie Malyon, Isaac Proulx,
season looked markedly different from and Nick Belmonte—coaches, but also
its predecessors. It featured a six-team by the school administration, the student
league, with Cornwall schools fielding body, Panthers alumni, and the families Photo Szonja Watzinger
three teams. St. Joseph’s, Holy Trinity, and friends of the players.
and La Citadelle, joined teams from “I love the spirit and enthusiasm sports played a couple of exhibition games St. Joes won the Bowl, but as always,
Casselman, Embrun, and Russel. The brings to the school,” says St. Joseph’s against Glengarry, and, of course, the the big winner was the community: the
regular season consisted of round-robin principal Joy Martel. In addition to their Panthers and arch-rival Holy Trinity Children’s Treatment Centre benefitted
play, with each team playing the others regular season tilts, the Panthers also Falcons squared off for the Charity Bowl. from $3,000 raised by the event.

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