Panther Basketball to "Paint it Pink"

Tonight (2/6) the FZN basketball squads will host their annual “Paint it Pink” night. The teams will play host to conference rival Holt High School. The event, which has been organized by the FZN Leadership class taught by Stacie Wulfert, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society aims to bring awareness to the prevention and treatment of cancer. The Leadership classes have sold t-shirts during the week, with the profits of those sales being donated to the American Cancer Society. The FZN Boosters will also donate a percentage of the concession profits to the A.C.S.

FZN student, Maggie Bohannan, and FZN staff member, Sherry Pfuhl, who are both cancer survivors will take part in a ceremonial tip-off before both the boys and girls games.

The FZN girls basketball team recently defeated Fort Zumwalt East (40 - 33) and O’Fallon: Christian High (32 - 23) to improve to 8 - 12 on the season. The team has been paced by the play of Rachel Pudlowski (13.2 ppg.) and Caitlyn Delaney (8.0 ppg.).

The FZN boys basketball team has won five of their last six contests. Included in their recent success is a win over highly regarded Fort Zumwalt South, and a runner-up finish at the 8 team FZN Invitational. The Panthers won their most recent contest last Tuesday (2/3) over Fort Zuwmalt East (58 - 19). Zach Glotta (19.3 ppg.) and Kris McCann (15.9 ppg.) have been the leading scorers for the Panthers this season. Justin Fitzpatrick and Austin Schwerdt have also stood out for the Panthers. The Panthers currently stand at 12 - 8 on the season.

“Paint it Pink” Schedule:

4:00 pm

JV Boys vs. Holt

JV Girls vs. Holt

5:30 pm

Varsity Girls vs. Holt

6:50 pm

All-Squad Cheer Performance

7:00 pm

Varsity Boys vs. Holt