Last minutes against Lawrence Free State photo gallery (Photos by Kaitlyn Sanders)

Kaitlyn Sanders

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  • Seniors Marcus Lovelette and Brody Kooser kneel on the sideline as junior kicker Jackson Syring gets ready for the game winning kick.

  • Syring calls for a timeout after setting up for a 47-yard field goal with 2.7 seconds left in regulation.

  • Kooser watches as Syring kicks the ball short, sending the game into overtime.

  • Head coach Brandon Clark celebrates as the Panthers hold Lawrence Free State back four downs.

  • Clark hugs junior quarterback Hunter Igo before Derby gets possession of the ball.

  • Igo gets ready to hand the ball to Kooser.

  • Kooser runs the ball 10-yards winning the game 55-49 in overtime.

  • Wide receiver coach Jarrod Foster celebrates on the field after Kooser wins the game.

  • Defensive coordinator Mitch Pontious hugs former Derby coach Cade Armstrong after the Panthers become sectional champs.

  • Seniors Jack Taylor and Javon Davis hug, hugs all around.

  • The team huddles around eager to be handed their trophy.

  • Kooser is handed the sectional trophy from Derby athletic director Russell Baldwin.

  • Derby Panthers, the 6A state sectional champs.

  • Clark smiles as the players kneel for his post game speech on the field.

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