Pandora-Gilboa finishes in the top 4!
56 to 54.
Game tied 4 times.
Lead changed 8 times.
9,003 fans on all sides chewed their fingernails.
Despite that it was billed as the state semi-final round, let's face it, fans - it was the state finals for public schools in Division IV.
Marion Local now advances to the final round against a private school in a Cleveland suburb with the largest player pool in the state. Heaven help the Flyers.
Pandora-Gilboa finished its boys' basketball season as one of the top 4 teams in Division IV in Ohio. Who would have guessed that when the season began around Thanksgiving time?
It's an amazing feat, considering the school has only 64 boys in its top four grades.
The Rockets, on their first-ever trip to Columbus, were watched by a crowd larger than the population of the entire school district.
Versus Marion Local, in the semi-final round (game 2) of Division IV, the contest went down to the final .5 seconds of play.
Ali Verhoff shares nine of her courtside photos with the Icon. Several links below provide additional information about the Rockets ride to Columbus.
Who in Riley and Blanchard Township of Putnam County will ever forget the season-long ride of Pandora-Gilboa boys' in 2017-18?
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