After over 100 career victories and two Gold Balls (and counting), the Walter Panas girls walked off their home court for the final time on Thursday.
The top-seeded Panthers beat No. 9 Nyack, 69-54, in the Section 1 Class AA quarterfinals, earning a spot at the Westchester County Center in search of their third straight Gold Ball.
Watch video highlights of the game here as we salute the decorated five senior starters for Panas:
Sofia Tavarez scored 20 points and Cadence Nicholas had 19 in the win. The duo, which has combined for over 3,500 career points in five seasons starters, won their 101st career game together.
In the five seasons that Cadence Nicholas and Sofia Tavarez have been starters for @PanasSports, they've led the team to records of:
— Kevin Devaney Jr. (@KDJmedia1) February 28, 2025
2021: 13-2 (covid)
2021-22: 20-4 (lost in section final)
2022-23: 23-6 (state title)
2023-24: 24-4 (state final)
2024-25: 21-1
Panas will take on fourth seed Mahopac in the semifinals on Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Rye and Tappan Zee will meet in the other semifinal at 3 pm, with the Section 1 championship scheduled for Saturday, March 8 at the County Center.
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