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Sports Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 24, 2016 B3 PANTHERS Continued from Page B1 From there, Hitz, Wilson and Burke kept the team’s mo- mentum up for the 10-point win. “At the beginning of the season, the kids had one goal,” Gill said. “They just wanted Prairie City to be represented at state. It’s way sweeter to go through tough things and still reach their goal.” He highlighted Brandon’s steal for three points as the “play of the season” and said it was also Wilson’s 20 points in the game and Hitz’s lead- ership that brought the vic- tory. “We played hard and ag- gressively,” Burke said. “I have to give it to the team, because we fought really hard this time. We’ve never had that type of environment (with loud and enthusiastic fans), and we gave the crowd what they wanted — on to state.” “We knew if we fought the best we could, we would win,” said Lane Williams. “It feels awesome to go to state,” said Wyatt Williams. “It was defi nitely teamwork, especially since we lost one of our starters, Ethan Camarena. We banded together and gave him another chance to play on Wednesday.” In their fi rst game at the tournament, the Prairie City Panthers elevated their game in the fourth quarter to claim a 48-41 victory over the Adri- an Antelopes, then they took a 35-47 loss in their next game to top-seeded team, Jordan Valley. Although the Panthers were disheartened with that loss — a win would have pitted them against Dayville/ Monument, their cross-county competitors in the champion- ship game — they said they’re looking forward to their fi rst state playoff game in recent years. The Joseph Eagles (15-9, 9-3) are No. 21 in the OSAA rankings, while the Panthers (16-11, 5-7) are No. 31. Gill said his team has pro- The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Garrett Hitz grabs a defensive rebound, his teammate Dorran Wilson (3) is in the action in last Friday’s game against Jordan Valley at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School in John Day. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Wyatt Williams (12) gets in the path of a Jordan Valley player in last Friday’s game. Let our family of Pharmacists serve you! Need help with auto insurance? The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Prairie City Panther Garrett Hitz focuses in to score over the Jordan Valley Mustang defense. gressed over the season and they are a team that uses their “heads and their hearts.” Receiving All-Tournament honors were sophomore Dor- ran Wilson and senior Garrett Hitz, fi rst team; and freshman Levi Burke, second team. Suspension, DUII, tickets, no insurance? Let us at Consumer Insurance Services get you going! Give us a call today 541-676-9158 - Heppner 541-384-2801 - Condon We welcome the opportunity to visit with you about our services! Bend: 541-383-1733 Redmond: 541-504-2134 Toll Free: 1-888-898-sr22 Heppner & Condon
