Lady Panthers Do It Again In Round 2 of D9 Playoffs

Lady Panthers Do It Again

By Kathy Brooks

Austin Panthers worked the ball to a 53-51 win over Johnsonburg Ramettes after going in to over time with a 47-47 tie game at the end of the fourth quarter.

Coach Logue noted “there was no more than a 4 point deficit during the whole game—from start to finish.” Logue said “Tuesday nights game was a good game between two evenly matched teams.”

After the Ramettes scored a 2 point basket taking them to 49, Whitney Crosby tied the game back up with 2 successful foul shots. The Ramettes hit another basket to take a 51-49 lead.

Austin’s Cassey Stuckey was fouled. Stuckey successfully shot two foul shots and tied the game back up to 51-51 with 1 minute 10 seconds left in the game.

At the end of the game Austin had control of the ball; Crosby drove towards the hoop passing the ball to Stuckey who made the successful lay-up to take Austin to a 53-51 lead with 9.2 seconds left.

Whitney Crosby hit double double with 20 points and 10 rebounds

Cassey Stuckey had 18 points and 4 steels

Hilary Gordnier hit 6 points and 5 rebounds

Emily Wambaugh had 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots

Katelyn Valenti had 4 assists

Dallas Niles had 5 assists

Austin will play Elk County Catholic in the Semifinals on Tuesday, February 24th

See Paul Burdick's photos at D9 Sports Here

AHS Fan Bus Headed To Playoff Game.
A Community Fan Bus will be available for the Girls District 9 Playoff Game at the Cameron County High School on Tuesday, February 24th.

Austin's Lady Panthers will take on Elk County Catholic at 7:00 pm. Bus will leave the Austin Area School at 5:30 pm. Cost is $2.00 per person.

Students in Grades 6 & under must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. Student permission slips and money are due in the office on Monday, February 23rd.

Community members wishing to ride the bus should submit their payment to the school office. Game tickets are $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for students and can be purchased at the door.