Panthers give Cyclones a whirl

The Saratoga Panthers gave their season record a boost with a 67-50 conference victory over Southeast’s Cyclones last Saturday in Laramie.

Both teams were stranded in Laramie by the snow storm and made the best of a bad situation by playing Saratoga’s home game at Laramie High School.

Saturday’s triumph was a much welcome comeback for the Panthers, after they got stung 53-67 by the Pine Bluffs Hornets Friday, and previously lost 53-57 in their January game against Southeast.

“The boys played really well as a team and ran the floor well against Southeast,” said head coach Josh Sandlian. “They were able to run through offenses and we had several guys score.”

Last weekend’s conference match-ups put the Panthers at 9-11 overall and 1-5 for conference play. Up next for Saratoga are two home conference games this weekend: one starting at 3 p.m. Friday against Lusk, and another at 1 p.m. Saturday against Burns.

Friday, Feb. 7

vs. Pine Bluffs

Saratoga- 53,

Pine Bluffs- 67

Ben Falk- 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal

Cameron Collamer- 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals

Braxton Schwartzkopf- 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals

Ryan Malone- 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists

Jace Berger- 4 points

Emmanuel Pattishall-Baker- 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists

Andrew Janecek-Oiler- 1 steal, 1 assist

John Brennan- 1 rebound

Saturday, Feb. 8

vs. Southeast

Saratoga- 67

Southeast- 50

Ben Falk- 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists

John Brennan- 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 assists

Cameron Collamer- 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist

Braxton Schwartzkopf- 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist

Andrew Janecek-Oiler- 3 points, 4 rebounds

Ryan Malone- 6 points, 1 assist

Emmanuel Pattishall-Baker- 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 assists