Panther boys lose to Bulldogs, 66-46
For almost three quarters of high school basketball, the afternoon of March 2 the Centralia Panthers boys’ team was the best in the district. “The Panthers put out a great effort,” said one observer. “Noah Kropf had one of his best games ever… Mexico started out overconfident, Centralia made the pay for, put them on their heels for the first half or so…”
Kropf led Centralia with 20 points. Anthony Ford scored nine, Cullen Bennett and Logan Rosenfelder scored six each
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Listen below to Centralia head basketball coach Scott Humphrey discuss the Mexico game. Fireside Guard Live! audio courtesy Chris Cox, Centralia mayor.
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Listen below to Panther senior Noah Kropf discuss the district championship game vs Mexico. Fireside Guard Live! audio courtesy of Chris Cox, Centralia mayor
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Travis Brooks does the diagonal dunk
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Beau Hatton dunks
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Cullen Bennett steals a rebound
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Elliott McCoy scores
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Logan Rosenfelder shooting
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Elliott McCoy rebounding
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With their hard-earned second-place plaque