The best way to see how far you’ve come and how far you need to go is by scheduling the best competition early on in the season, and that includes the Kickoff Classic. Friday night, DP Football hosted Osceola at the new Austin Tindall Stadium in Kissimmee and while the Kowboys dealt the Panthers a 21-3 defeat, the experience highlighted some positives to build on and areas that will need to improve as the season progresses. DP’s defense will certainly be formidable and the starting unit that played in the first half proved just as much, limiting the Kowboys to just seven points, courtesy of a Kowboys’ scoring drive that began at the DP 20. Offensively, DP drove into the Osceola red zone several times throughout the contest but a 32-yard first quarter field goal by junior Riley Stephens was all they had to...(more)