Athletics
Plymouth South offers a wide range of interscholastic sports at the school for all the students. The school's mascot is the Panthers, and their school colors are Black, White & Teal. Plymouth South competes at the Division 1 & 2 level of competition in athletics and is a part of the Atlantic Coast League, also more commonly called the "ACL". the Atlantic Coast League consists of schools mainly in the South Shore and Cape Cod regions of Massachusetts. The 7 schools that make up the Atlantic Coast League are Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, Falmouth High School, Marshfield High School, Nauset Regional High School, Plymouth North High School, Plymouth South High School, and Sandwich High School. The schools is known for having very powerful Hockey, Wrestling, Baseball, and Softball teams. The wrestling team is infamous for being one of the most powerful wrestling programs in not only Massachusetts, but also New England. The wrestling programs has won 11 League Championships, and has made several runs to the Division 1 State Championship since the programs inception, most recently in 2007. The program has also had one individual State Champion in its history, being Tommy Perry, who won the Division 1 State Championship at 130 pounds in 1999. A current list of sports offered at Plymouth South is listed below.
The football team also won its first Atlantic Coast League Championship in 2012. They defeated league rival Nauset on a 62-yard hook-and-ladder play with :11 seconds left to win the game 13–12 and upset the previously undefeated Nauset Warriors. The football team also clinched their first ever berth in the MIAA State Playoffs with the win.
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