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SPORTS REPORT with George Le Gresley

Paris High School Sports

The end of October and November bring the beginning of playoff season for the AABHN high schools, and Paris High School is in the mix for many of its teams. Win or lose, these student-athletes should be applauded for their efforts.

Boys Senior Football

This year’s season did not start the way Head Coach Kelly wanted, losing their first three games of the schedule. The last two games of the season were back-to-back games against North Park, and suddenly, Colton Gloade ran wild like a real Panther, amassing 200+ yards in both games and playing defense, allowing only 9 points Friday, Paris faced St John’s in quarterfinal play, a team that shut out PDHS 39-0 early in the season Did the Panther's defense scheme find a way to slow down St John’s passing offense, and did the offensive line open up holes for

Friday’s final score was 19-14 for St. John’s. Paris put forth a good effort and had a final drive to win but it ended on a St. Johns interception. Unfortunately, Ian Souliere suffered a broken leg injury at the end of the half Overall, it was a great game and effort by the Panthers.

Girls Junior Basketball

For a very young group of athletes, the Panthers ended up with a 3-9 record. They were outscored 2 points to one this season, and the team scored just under 20 points a game On Tuesday, the juniors faced BCI in quarterfinal play and lost 38 to 26

Girls Senior Basketball

The senior girls also had a tough year with a 2-10 record, putting them to face North Park in quarter-final play. Unfortunately, the Panthers season is over, taking a 37-17 loss on Wednesday.

Boys Junior Volleyball

Firmly in second place with a 6-4 record, the juniors ended the regular season when, on Monday, they visited St. John’s and beat them three sets to 2. Finishing second place, the Panthers get a bye to the semi-finals, which happen Monday, November 4, at 4

PM. The Panthers will have a home-court advantage and a match against BCI.

Boys Senior Volleyball

Firmly in third place, the Senior Panthers ended their season with a three-game losing streak, but they still qualified for a quarterfinal playoff spot last Wednesday at home against Caledonia’s McKinnon Park. The losing streak ended when they won their match 3 games to 1. Their next stop is a semifinal match trip to St John’s on Monday, November 4, at 1:30 PM.

Paris Titans win at home!

The Titans travelled to Dorchester to meet the Dolphins last Friday and lost a close game in overtime, 4-3. Returning home to the Brant Sports Complex last Saturday, the Titans' fortunes changed when they beat the Wellesley Applejacks in overtime, 5-4, on a goal by Emerson Verschoore.

November starts with a home game TODAY at the Brant Sports Complex at 7:30 PM when they welcome the Tavistock Braves.