A broken down bus didn’t let the Selma Southside Panthers off the hook on Friday night.
Transportation issues pushed the start time back by almost an hour but once under way, the Dadeville Tigers outlasted the Selma Panthers 33-8 to advance to the second round of the playoffs and record history under a fresh head coach.
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