Senior Spotlight: Panthers show toughness on and off the pitch

Caleb Turrentine / The Tribune Elmore County’s Keith Ballard throws the ball in against Tallassee.

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series highlighting the accomplishments of every area team’s senior class as their senior seasons were cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will culminate in Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.’s Virtual Senior Night. For more information on that, visit www.tallasseetribune.com.

There were plenty of chances for the four seniors on Elmore County’s boys soccer team to call it quits. They went through their fair share of adversity over the years but they turned those challenges into fuel for the way they played and teammates, coaches and even opponents could see all of that on the field.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.