Panola College
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.
November 8, 2016 - The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Houston Community College here Monday night, 102-43. With the victory, the Ponies raise their record to 2-0. “I thought we had much better rhythm tonight. Our guys stayed engaged on the defensive end. We will have to raise our level this weekend for the Midland Classic.” Stated Head Coach Grant McMillan.
Houston Community college took a 1-0 lead after shooting an administrative technical to start the game. Panola scored on its first possession to take a 2-1 lead and never trailed the rest of the way. Hot perimeter shooting from Eric McGill helped Panola take a 50-24 lead into the locker room. The second half saw more of the same as the Ponies outscored HCC, 52-19.
For the second straight contest, Panola had five separate players score in double figures. TJ Killings led the way for the Ponies with 13 points. Marlon Taylor and Eric McGill both netted 12. KJ Byers and Devyn Wilson added 11 and 10 points, respectively. As a team, Panola only committed three turnovers and grabbed 43 rebounds.
The Ponies travel to Midland, Texas to play in the Midland Classic this upcoming Thursday, November 10th. They take on Phoenix College at 5:30 PM on the campus of Midland College.
November 7, 2016 - For the first time since 2009, the Panola College Fillies are headed back to the NJCAA National Tournament. PC punched their ticket by taking down Lee College, 15th ranked Wharton County, and #14 San Jacinto College.
Panola swept host Lee College in the opening match of the weekend (25-20, 25-19, 25-19). Offensively, freshman outside Jaqueline da Silva led with 8 kills, followed by a trio of hitters (freshman right side Kaitlin Adams, sophomore outside Victoria Baptista, and freshman middle blocker Barbara Sabino) all adding 6 apiece. Freshman setters Kinly Carter and Cayman Sutton dished out 16 and 15 assists, respectively.
Sophomore libero Morgan Currie led the defense with 16 digs, with da Silva adding 6. Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Henderson dominated the net picking up 6 total blocks, while Adams and Sabino each added 4.
The win over Lee set up a rematch with Wharton County and resulted in another sweep for the Fillies (25-22, 25-18, 25-22). Barbara Sabino led the way with 8 kills, Jaqueline da Silva picked up 7, and Kaitlyn Adams and freshman right side Saadia Sahadeo added 6 apiece. Cayman Sutton and Kinly Carter dished out 16 and 13 assists each with Carter also adding two aces.
Adams and Sabino came up big at the net with 5 blocks apiece with Rachel Henderson and Sahadeo adding 3 each. Morgan Currie picked up 10 digs and 4 key aces, da Silva 8 digs and Baptista 7.
In the Region XIV Tournament championship match Panola took down San Jacinto College in four sets (25-21, 22-25, 29-27, 26-24). It was an epic battle that saw 27 tie scores and 10 lead changes.
The trio of Jaqueline da Silva, Victoria Baptista, and Kaitlyn Adams pounded out 15, 14, and 11 kills apiece, with Rachel Henderson adding 9 and Barbara Sabino 6. Cayman Sutton and Kinly Carter set up the offense with 29 and 25 assists, respectively. Sutton also added 8 digs and Carter picked up 3 aces.
Libero Morgan Currie racked up a match-high 26 digs, da Silva picked up 16 of her own, and Baptista added 10. Sabino tallied 9 total blocks, Baptista added 5, and Henderson 3.
For their efforts over the weekend, freshman middle blocker Barbara Sabino was voted an All-Tournament selection while sophomore outside Victoria Baptista was named Most Valuable Player.
With the victory, the top-ranked Fillies advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Casper, Wyoming November 17-19.
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