THE JOURNEY: St. Pius' coach Stephens talks about path to land of Panthers

There are fast starts, and then there’s the astounding opening Klein Oak has put together. At 21-2, it’s become painfully clear that the Panthers are the real deal.

More telling than the record itself is the quality of opponents KO has KO’d, knocking off Cypress Ranch, A&M Consolidated, North Forney, New Braunfels, Lake Creek and Montgomery throughout the tournament portion of the schedule.