State-Ranked Chapel Hill Wins
Freeman Parish Tourney, in North Hopkins

by: Bobby McDonald

 

 

Despite a valiant effort by the North Hopkins Panthers, State-Ranked Chapel Hill overtook them in Saturday night's Championship round of the Annual Freeman Parish Tournament, in North Hopkins.

"This tournament is meant to showcase the hard work, diligent effort, and outstanding sportsmanship of the student athletes at North Hopkins," expressed North Hopkins Athletic Director, Steve Tucker. "And, our North Hopkins Panthers gave it a great effort, but just couldn't overcome the powerful Chapel Hill team, to retain the tournament trophy here at home!"

 

 

The Freeman Parish Tournament is named in honor of Coach Freeman Parish, who passed away in April of 1995. During Mr. Parish's twenty-one year coaching career, he accumulated 535 wins and 172 losses, to retire with a 76% winning percentage. He also reached the state tournament on 7 occasions, 5 from North Hopkins, and two from Fannindel. Mr. Parish is best remembered for the State Championships of the 1950's and 60's, but his teams always exemplified the qualities of hard work, diligent effort, and sportsmanship.

Stats from Saturday night's Championship Boys game are as follows:

 

                               1st  2nd  3rd   4th    Final

North Hopkins        9     13   10      9  —  41

Chapel Hill           17     20    17    19  — 73

 

North Hopkins Panther, Senior Canyon Cockrum, led the Panther effort, scoring 18 points.

 

North Hopkins: Canyon Cockrum 18, Jose Osorio 1, Paco Castro 13, Jessie Williams 1, Brandon Joslin 4, Tarence Berry  2

Chapel Hill: Levesque 2, Smith 1, Crane 6, Bradley 5, Rocha 3, Crane 8, Garrett 15, Snapp 27, Hand 5, Flores  2

The North Hopkins Panthers took the 2nd Place Trophy in Saturday night awards.

 

 

 

 

The Lady Panthers were in the Consolation bracket of the tournament on Saturday and lost to a powerful Bland Team, in competition, knocking them out of a trophy for the hosting team.

Lady Panther stats are as follows:

North Hopkins —33   Bland —48

 

North Hopkins: Chelsey Crouch 16, Haley Flanagan 10, Hall 5, McQueen 2

Bland: M. McNatt 28, R. Gamero 6, K. Hightower 5, C. Phipps 4, M. Estrada 4

 

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