Gators In State Semifinals: Boys Basketball Competes Thursday

PERRY HALL, MD — The Gators will compete in the state basketball semifinals in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Thursday night.

The Perry Hall High School Gators boys basketball team won the regional championship to claim the 4A north title after beating Paint Branch, 82-71.

In the 4A state semifinals, the Gators will take on the Annapolis Panthers at 7 p.m. at the Xfinity Center, University of Maryland-College Park, 8500 Paint Branch Drive, College Park. The state finals will take place in the same location on Saturday.

The Gazette notes the Panthers face a "tall task" in competing against the top-seeded Gators, a team that includes 6'9" and 6'8" players and a 24-2 record, and stated that many have "penciled in a Perry Hall-Wise final Saturday night." However, Coach George Panageotou recalls that the team made it to the semifinals last year and was ousted by the Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders, who went on to win the state championship.