PHS girls, boys advance to state basketball tourney

Posted 3/7/14

The Lady Panthers will face Torrington, the No. 3 seed from Class 3A East, at 9 a.m. Thursday to kick off their state tournament.

The Panther boys now will face Wheatland -- the East's No. 1 seed -- at 9 p.m. Thursday in Casper.

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PHS girls, boys advance to state basketball tourney

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With a pair of wins at the regional tournament, the Powell High School girls and boys basketball teams each earned tickets to this week's Class 3A State Tournament in Casper.

On Saturday, the Lady Panthers settled  for Class 3A West's No. 2 seed after a 31-19 loss to regional champion (and tournament host) Mountain View. The Panther boys earned a trip to state with a 60-56 overtime win against Jackson, then ended up with the West's No. 4 seed by falling to Star Valley on Saturday evening, 54-42.

The Lady Panthers will face Torrington, the No. 3 seed from Class 3A East, at 9 a.m. Thursday to kick off their state tournament.

The Panther boys now will face Wheatland -- the East's No. 1 seed -- at 9 p.m. Thursday in Casper.

In a postgame radio interview with KPOW-AM, PHS boys head basketball coach Chase Kistler said the officials allowed Cody to win the game with rough, physical play in the fourth quarter. But he said the Panthers need to be "young men, not boys" to earn a trip to the 3A state tourney.

Powell led Cody 56-53 at the end of three but was outscored 21-4 in the fourth period. The Panthers missed free throws, threw the ball away and fell off the pace to end up in daylight play Saturday.

Cody later beat Lander on Saturday night for the regional title. The teams split during the regular season.

The Powell High School boys' and girls' basketball teams had each won their opening games at the Class 3A West Regional Tournament on Thursday.

The No. 1-seeded Lady Panthers beat No. 8 Jackson, 50-35, while the No. 3-seeded Panther boys took a 56-49 victory over No. 6 Lyman.

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