Volleyball advances to state tournament; Football finishes season undefeated, 10-0

Joseph Till

Sports Editor

Volleyball

For a second straight season, the Lady Panthers reached the state semi-finals. To get there it only took them six total sets to beat Reagan in the rst round and Clemens in the second. ose two wins set up a matchup with our rival, the Brandeis Broncos. In a thrilling game, the Panthers won 3-1 a er three straight points gave us the 25-23 scoreline in game four.

Senior Emeogo Ogogor had the game-winning point. Following that win, the team was victorious in their match against the McAllen Memorial Mustangs winning 3-1. at set up a rematch against the Clark Cougars for the regional final. After losing the third set and falling behind 2-1 the Panthers rallied a comeback and won the fifth set for a 15-13 scoreline and won the match 3-2. Along with the win, the girls clinched their second straight state semi finals appearance.

Football

For the second year, the Panther football team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10-0 record.That record came along with a third consecutive district championship after with a come from behind 30-23 victory over the Brennan Bears.

They followed that win up with a 33-3 win over the Steven Falcons. The Panthers will play in the first round of the playoffs against the Reagan Rattlers at Farris Stadium on

Photos by Salma Valadez

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