The Whitharral Panthers took on the Lorenzo Hornets this past Friday night at Frenship High School for there Area Round of playoffs where the Panthers fell in Overtime 77-75.
The start of the game had the Panthers winning the quarter as they outscored the Hornets 1815, taking a three-point lead heading into the second quarter.
For the second quarter of the game, Whitharral was outscored by Lorenzo as they were able to get 17 points to fall for them while the Hornets had 19 to go for them making the score 35-34, Whitharral leading at the halftime break.
Leading the Panthers in scoring at the half was Brent Robinson with 12 points, half of them coming from the threepointer range. Out of the break Lorenzo was able to outscore the Panthers once more, this time 18-16, as they finally took the lead in the game making the score 52-51, heading into the fourth quarter.
For the fourth quarter of play the Panthers were able to hold on and get 17 points to fall for them while their defense was able to hold the Hornets to 16 points, tying the game at the end to go into overtime.
Eventually in overtime the Panthers fell by two points in the end to end their playoff run.
The leading scorer for the Panthers on the night was Nathan Sansom with 21 points in the game. Robinson finished with 20 points, Jack Griffin had 18 points, Dawson Rodgers had eight, Damian Rodriguez had five and Brolin Kennedy finished with three points on the night.
The Whitharral Panthers finish their season with a record of 21-8 on the season as they also finish as district, Bi-District and Area Champions for the 20242025 season. The team will say farewell to Seniors Jack Griffin, Dawson Rodgers and Brolin Kennedy.