Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
P-D Closes Regular Season 18-3
Potter-Dix's Zach Rotert puts up a hook shot earlier in the season against Hyannis. The Coyotes were the top seed going into the D2-11 Subdistrict Tournament.
Potter-Dix's Coyote basketball team finished their regular season with two more wins, and earned the number one seed for this week's Subdistrict Tournament.
On Friday, Potter-Dix earned a win by forfeit against a Minatare team lacking numbers due to illness.
On Saturday, Potter-Dix hosted the Perkins County Plainsmen for their final regular season game, and the stands were filled with red, white and blue and American flags on "USA Day."
Potter-Dix started fast and built a lead, but by the second quarter Perkins County had found a scoring groove and trimmed the Coyote lead. Potter-Dix continued to score, but Perkins County hung tough and did not let the Coyotes get too far ahead.
In the fourth Perkins County had caught up and took a lead for a brief time. However, the Coyotes were able to shore up their defense and put down points when they needed them, and pulled away in the final minutes for a 58-49 win.
Senior Thomas Muldoon led the scoring for Potter-Dix with 18 points.
The victory ends their regular season with a record of 18-3 and Coach Michelman and his team will be hosting the D2-11 Subdistricts.
Potter-Dix was scheduled to play the winner of Creek Valley vs. Banner County on Tuesday.
