Bloomington South beats Castle 38-14 to claim 4th-straight regional title

Bloomington High School South defeated Castle High School 38-14 Friday night in the Class 5A regional championship, claiming the Panthers’ fourth consecutive regional title.

Official response and confirmed impact

The Panthers led by three points at halftime, then scored three touchdowns after the break while holding Castle scoreless at Fred Huff Memorial Field in Bloomington.

South opened the scoring with a field goal from sophomore kicker Sam Stolberg in the first quarter.

The 22-yard field goal came after the Panthers drove into Castle territory.

Senior quarterback Duncan Combs completed a pass to senior running back Hayden Clark on third-and-4 to keep the scoring drive alive.

Clark helped move South closer to the goal line, but Castle’s defense stopped the Panthers short of a touchdown.

Combs’ pass to the end zone fell incomplete. On another attempt, senior wide receiver Jonathan Winstead could not get a foot down in the end zone.

Stolberg made the field goal to put South ahead 3-0 with about eight minutes left in the first frame.