Paradise Honors football hung on by its fingernails for most of the first three quarters of its season opener.
Visiting Goodyear Trivium Prep had the run of play for most of this sloppy first game, but only led 20-12 early in the fourth and faced a punt out of its end zone. The Panthers pounced on opportunities in the final 10 minutes.
Paradise Honors (1-0) took advantage of a short field and a high punt snap for a 14-point fourth quarter. Senior tailback/safety Dylan Hoyt punctuated a 21-carry, 113-yard performance with a pair of one-yard plunges to cap a 26-20 Panthers win.
