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November 22, 2016 - Panola College fine arts students, along with community organizations, are combining to present a Christmas Gala at 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, at the Carthage Civic Center. Admission is set at $10 for adults, and $5 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased at the Panola College Business Office on Monday, November 28, or at the Civic Center door the evening of the concert.
Christmas in Carthage is a Panola College tradition. Dwaine Hubbard, instrumental music professor, and Sandra Bauer, vocal music professor, collaborated to revive the tradition for Christmas 2016.
“Christmas in Carthage was conceived by Larry Brumley, who led the Panola College Choral department for many years,” Bauer said. “It was originally a dinner served by members of the Pipers followed by a performance by the Pipers.”
Hubbard added that for many Carthage residents, Christmas in Carthage was the highlight of the Christmas season.
“We are excited to be able to present this program 30 years after the debut of the original Christmas in Carthage, and hope to continue the legacy of excellence that was begun by those who came before us,” Hubbard added.
The Panola College Chorale, Pipers, and Chamber Singers will join the Concert and Jazz Bands in performing holiday selections. Mike McGowan, retired instrumental music professor, has written a special arrangement of “The Wonderful World of Christmas,” which will be presented by the Chorale and Concert Band, and an arrangement for “We All Need a Little Christmas,” which will close the show.
Dr. Greg Powell, Panola College President, will welcome guests. Dean Freddy Mason will present “One Solitary Life,” by Dr. James Allan Francis. The Panola College Rodeo Team, along with Coach Jeff Collins, will present “A Cowboy Night Before Christmas.”
Students from Rowe Performing Arts will dance to “Waltz of the Flowers.” Dancers include Annie Mahaffey, Addison Pope, Madison Smith, and Kipton Travis.
Panola College vocal students performing include Lily Allphin, Chris Barnes, Tarsheanna Bauer, Dakota Brown, Shelby Brown, Anne Buongiorne, Ahmadreion Casel, Hannah Cortinas, Victoria Cortinas, Kassidee Cox, Anna Crumbie, Alyia Doktor, Janel Dunn, Mitchell Emeahu, Brittany Fendall, Shelby Gibson, KGuillermo Gomez, Lorena Gonsalez, Tyesha High, Shannon James, Whiteney Kenani, Jenna King, Destiney Miller, Samantha Murphey, Ashley Newton, Augustine Oriakhi, Walker Pahlman, Melissa Palacios, Diana Perez, Kyana Reagan, Dillon Reynolds, Mia Sartor, Samuel Slone, James Smith, Rachel Strauss, Jamecia Taylor, Keairra Ware, Lauren Williams, Christina Willie, Cheyenne Woodard, Montana Woodard, and Austin Wright.
Band members include Esmeralda Acosta, Ana Asencio, Kayla Avila, Jaqui Gonzales, Savana Hanaway, Julie Hernandez, Alexandria Lavender, Mallory Sims, Samuel Slone, Cheyenne Woodard, Madison Youngblood, Zo’e Crayton, Lorena Gonzales, Marissa Jones, Kirsten Mayfield, Perla Perez, Chelsea Roquemore, Ryesha Walton, Arriauna Ware, Montana Woodard, Kenshena Woodard, Destiney Miller, Whitney Thomas, Kassi Orbaugh, Austin Wright, Leo Sanchez, Lady Flores, Tyler Helms, Bianca Ramirez, Dillon Reynolds, Scott Rogers, Tarsheanna Bauer, Dakota Brown, Robby Cox, Alexis Salas, Juan Morales, Urias Quetzala, Cole Donald, Daniel Quetzala, Vanessa Rodriguez, Lirio Rodriguez, Delaina Truitt, Raderrius Colbert, Tyreese Johnson, Isaiah Key, Jarid Barton, Ashton Bruce, Rachel Mukweyi, Trevor Romine, Taylor Schneckloth, Kenzie Yaws, and Branton Reeves.
“The main focus for the performance is to showcase all the wonderful musical ensembles at Panola College. The Christmas music will be light, enjoyable, and fun and will even include some audience sing-alongs,” Hubbard said.
November 22, 2016 - The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated LSU-Alexandria JV here Monday Night, 70-55. With the victory, Panola raises their record to 6-2. “Our second half we played Panola basketball.” Stated Head Coach Grant McMillan. “The way we started the game, and really the whole first half, will not get it done in this league or this upcoming tournament.” He added.
A lackluster first half saw the Ponies commit 13 turnovers and shoot 7 for 14 from the free throw line. LSUA chipped away all first half and led at the break, 32-20. Panola went on a 21 to 8 run to start the second half to take a 41-40 lead. They never relinquished the lead the rest of the game. Fast paced offense saw the Ponies score 50 points in the second half.
Four players scored in double figures and were led by Devyn Wilson who netted 12 points. Marlon Taylor, Tope Arikawe, and Tyonte Robertson all added 11 points, respectively. Keondre’ Byers chased down eight rebounds and swatted three shots. As a team, the Ponies recorded 48 rebounds and eight blocks.
Panola will take part in the Guy Davis Thanksgiving Classic this upcoming Friday and Saturday. They take on ninth ranked Odessa College at 5:00 PM on the campus of Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. Saturday’s opponent is Southwestern Christian, tip-off is set for 2:00 PM at the same location.
November 18, 2016 - The Panola College Foundation is excited to announce their 2nd Designer Purse Bingo event as their spring fundraiser. The event will be held at the Carthage Civic Center on Friday, March 24, 2017. The doors will open at 5:30pm and the games will begin at 6:30pm. Ticket prices will include admission, appetizers, beverages, as well as 36 game cards. All proceeds will go to support students, faculty, staff and special projects at Panola College.
“The Panola College Foundation had such a wonderful response at our Designer Purse Bingo in Center, Texas this past October, the Foundation knew they wanted to host the event again in Carthage this spring,” said Brenda Giles, Panola College Foundation Chair. “With more prizes per game and more available seating, we expect another excellent turnout in Carthage.”
Limited sponsorships are available now and are filling up quickly. Ticket and reserved tables will be available to purchase starting January 2, 2017. Early bird tickets are sold through February 28th at $35 each and, after that date general admission tickets increase to $45 each. Reserved tables seat 10 and are $450.
In the past 11 years, the Panola College Foundation has awarded almost 800 scholarships worth over half a million dollars. They have also awarded almost 50 faculty and staff grants valued at $150,000 in the past five years. This event helps raise funds for the Panola College Foundation to continue its efforts to enrich the community through scholarships, faculty and staff grants, or other special projects.
You can purchase sponsorships and tickets, once available, on our website at http://bit.ly/PCBingo2017 or call 903-693-2029 for more information.
November 18, 2016 Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Louisiana College JV here Thursday Night, 86-48. The victory raises the Ponies record to 5-2. “As a staff we really emphasized rebounding and extra effort plays tonight. We ended up with 50 total rebounds and 25 team assists.” Stated head coach Grant McMillan. “Our guys executed on both ends the best all year.” He added.
Panola used dominate defense in the first half to build a 42-17 half time lead. It was more of the same in the second half as the Ponies only gave up 31 second half points.
Three Ponies scored in double figures and were led by Keith Hayes who tallied 17 points. Devyn Wilson hit three 3-pointers in route to 16 points. Bryson Lockley came off the bench and netted 15 points. As a team, Panola chased down 50 rebounds and shot 53 percent from the field.
Panola will continue their non-conference schedule when they take on LSU-Alexandria JV this upcoming Monday, November 21st. Tip-off is set for 6:00 PM at Arthur Johnson Gymnasium on the campus of Panola College.
November 17, 2016 - It was another record night for the Filles this season as they went on to beat Louisiana College JV 107-43 Tuesday night in A.J. Gymnasium. This is the third time this season that the Fillies have reached 100 points in a game, and everyone on the team was able to score. "We are starting to build a solid foundation heading into conference play, and we are continuing to grow as a team" Assistant Coach Nalani Hernandez said. "Our progress is going to help us a lot in the next few months."
With less than 10 total turnovers on the night, every Fillie was able to score at least one bucket to contribute to the high score. Sophomore Denasia Watson lead all scorers and had a career high night in points, shooting 9-15 from the field and 4-5 from the charityy stripe, giving her a solid 22 points. She then tied her career high in assists with 5 and added 2 rebounds.
Three other Filles scored double figures: Sophomore Charlynn Perry (18), Freshman Nailah Beyah-Blount (14), and Freshman Patience Okpe(16). As a team, the ladies were able to secure 33 rebounds, 29 assists, 13 steals, and shot 51.9% from the field.
With this victory, the Filles move to 5-0. The next match up will take place at Jacksonville College on November 22nd at 5:30pm.
November 16, 2016 - The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Lone Star College-Tomball here Tuesday Night, 101-63. With the victory the Ponies raise their record to 4-2. “We were a little slow out of the gates. We finally got rolling to begin the second half.” stated assistant coach Adam Blaylock. “I thought we had tremendous bench play tonight.” He added.
Panola got out to a quick start taking a 16-6 lead on a TJ Killings layup. The Ponies maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the half but could never increase their lead more than 16 points. They took a 46-32 halftime lead. The Ponies went on a 17-3 run midway through the second to increase their lead to 27 points and never looked back. All 13 players that suited up saw minutes.
Four players scored in double figures and where led by Devyn Wilson who netted 15. Marlon Taylor and Tope Arikawe were red hot from the field as they combined for 26 points on 13 of 15 shooting. TJ Killings came off the bench and tallied 11 points. Bryson Lockley led the way with eight rebounds. As a team, Panola had a season high in assists with 31.
Panola will next be in action this upcoming Thursday when they host Louisiana College. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM in the Arthur Johnson Gymnasium on the campus of Panola College.
November 14, 2016 - The Fillies are off to a 4-0 win streak after a tough win over Ranger College Saturday morning. "I'm really proud of the effort the team gave this weekend" Head Coach Kite says. "We didn't play as well as I would like this game, but the team showed that our defense could be a difference maker this season".
And defense was indeed the difference maker. Panola struggled offensively in the first quarter, starting off with 5 turnovers just before they got the ball rolling. Ranger scored the first two buckets back to back, being the largest and only lead for them throughout the game. A short jumper from Freshman Daria Eremeevaand an "And-1" from sophomore Denasia Watson, tied the game at 4 apiece. After a free throw conversion from freshman Nailah Beyah-Blount, the Fillies were back on top.
The game would later become tied in the second quarter at 19, but Panola held off the Rangers there just before half time. After a technical foul in the start of the third quarter from the Fillies, Ranger came within 1, but would never take the lead again.
The fillies came up with 7 steals, took two charges, and pulled down 19 defensive rebounds. Defense was the key to the victory. "We're giving up less than 60 points a game right now that says a lot about how hard the team is working
Freshman Patience Okpe and sophomore Genesis Rivera lead the Filles with 12 points apiece.
The Fillies return back in action Tuesday night at 5:30pm in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium.
November 14, 2016 – The Panola College men’s basketball team went 1-2 this weekend in the Midland Classic hosted by Midland College. After this weekend’s play Panola’s record is 3-2. “We hit about as much as adversity as you can in a three day span.” Stated Head Coach Grant McMillan. “Playing three high quality opponents this early in the year will only help us when we get into league play.” He added.
Game 1 – Phoenix College
The opening game of the tournament features Panola and fifth ranked Phoenix College. Using solid defense, the Ponies took a 13 point lead with just under 6:00 minutes remaining in the first half. After back to back turnovers, Phoenix College cut the lead to 37-32 heading into the locker rooms. The second half Phoenix College used hot shooting from the three point line, netting 10 total, to take command of the game. Phoenix extended the lead by as much as 11 points in the second half before the Ponies cut the lead to four with under two minutes left. Panola could not get any closer. Phoenix won, 80-73.
Leading the way for Panola was Tope Arikawe who recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Marlon Taylor recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds and Eric McGill netted 10 points. Devyn Wilson came off the bench and tallied 14 points. Panola was ice cold from three as they shot 2 for 26 from the game.
Game 2 – Sunrise Christian
Game two featured Sunrise Christian, one of the top rated prep schools in the country with six division-one signees. A see-saw battle in the first half left Panola trailing 34-28. Panola came out fighting in the second half as both teams exchanged blows all half long. Panola finally took the lead with 19 seconds remaining in the game on a Marlon Taylor layup. Sunrise went down and converted on a traditional three point play to take a two point lead. Panola had a chance to tie the game or take the lead but never got a shot off. Sunrise won by a final tally of 73-72.
Arikawe had another monster game with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Wilson and Taylor were both in double figures with 19 and 13 points, respectively. Panola had a season high 19 offensive rebounds in the game and but only shot 39 percent from the field.
Game 3 – Midland College
The final game of the tournament Panola faced Region V foe, Midland College. Panola came out to a 20-14 lead before an injury timeout led to a 25 minute delay. With the game resumed, neither team led by more than three points the rest of the way. Midland led at halftime 35-33. The heated contest saw 23 lead changed and 11 ties. Panola had a one point led when Midland converted an offensive rebound to regain the lead 72-71 with 30 seconds remaining. Marlon Taylor was fouled on a shot attempt with .8 seconds in the game. Taylor made both free throws and Midland never got a shot off as the Ponies won 73-72.
Eric McGill was high point man with 17 points. TJ Killings had 12 points of the bench. Taylor and Chan Williams Bey scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Arikawe chased down 10 rebounds. As a team, the Ponies shot 91 percent from the free throw line and netted eight three-pointers.
Panola will next be in action this upcoming Tuesday when they host Houston-Tomball. Tip-off is set for 7:30 in the Arthur Johnson Gymnasium on the campus of Panola College.
November 14, 2016 - Last year, the Fillies and the Cougars went head to head at the start of the season, and the Fillies came out on top by only two points in the victory, 90-88.
Tonights match up was no close call for the Fillies, as they dominated the cougars 78-52.
PC, now 3-0 on the start of the season, ignited the game on an 11-0 run. They never slowed down after that and finished the opening quarter 21-8.
The Fillies would go on to shoot 44% from the field and 76% from the free throw line.
Sophomore Genesis Rivera had an explosive game, scoring a career high of 27 on the night. She added 7 rebounds to her stat line along with 2 assists, 1 steal, amd 1 block. Amanda Cruz put up another double digit night with 13 points, but was more impressive as floor general, dishing out 6 assists and grabbing 5 steals.
The Fillies were able to force 25 turnovers, 20 of those being steals. Brazilian Native Stefany Lourenco, lead pack with 7 steals.
Panola returns to the floor tomorrow morning, November 12th at 11:00 am in Tyler, against Ranger College.
November 11, 2016 - The Panola College Choral Department hosted Region 3 Texas Two Year College All State Choral Auditions on Friday, November 4, 2016 in the Raymond Rhea Fine Arts Building. Eight Panola College students, the maximum number allowed per school by the organization, earned a chair in the All State Choir.
Students will perform in the Texas Two Year College All State Choir Concert on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Dr. Richard Bjella. The concert will be held in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio as part of the Texas Music Educators Convention.
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