With four of five starters back from this season’s team and nearly all of the bench back for the Knoxville Boys Basketball Squad, one would assume the Panthers would be the team to beat in the South Central Conference. Coach Jeff Larson tells KNIA/KRLS Sports he would also like to think that, but knows that many of the teams will be improved and will not let Knoxville just run away from the pack. Knoxville finished second to Chariton this season, and that was the Panthers’ only two loses in the S-C-C.