Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Whitharral Panthers walked away with it. They walked away with a 63-53 win over the Cougars on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for Whitharral who now have five in a row.
Whitharral was led to victory by Nomar Gomez and Nathaniel Sansom. Gomez scored 22 points, while Sansom dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Sansom hasn't dropped below 14 rebounds for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Landon Lee, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Whitharral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Klondike, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Whitharral is on the road again on Friday and plays Texline at 1:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Texline's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. Klondike does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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