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A prayer circle formed around the Championship Trophy just moments after the game.
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Head Coach Dave Brown and his son cut down a piece of the Championship net. Matthew Dotson

going to get a stop and we’re going to the pike, they are definitely our sixth
win the game and I think that is more man. If we played in Los Angeles in an- Maysville Panthers waiting patiently for the title trophy presentation. Matthew Dotson
than half of the battle, when kids have other game, all 3000 people would be
the belief that they have, I am not sure there, so how can you not get excited to
there is anything stopping kids when play for a crowd like that It really energiz-
they think they can do it.” es our guys when they get behind them.
And they did do it; they got the stop They get behind kids that work hard and
and made the points and took the lead do the right things, so they have been
without looking back as they held the behind us since I’ve been here for eight
Tarblooders to just two more points and years. South Town Forever!
blasted forward to take the victory with We have a great league, John Glenn
a score of 74 – 67. just won the state championship in
“There is never a moment where I 2016, Tri-Valley is as athletic as you get,
think we disconnect as a team. We’re so playing them twice a year prepares
about as close as you can get, and us to play against really good athletes,
Brown just likes to preach love, and I am you’ve got to check out, you’ve got to
beyond grateful for the community that have five guys on the glass, and you’ve
we have and the love that we play with. I got to be physical so playing in our
love my community!” said guard Jordyn league prepares us for this moment in
Watson who scored 19 points against the tournament, again I think the MVL
Glenville, 12 of which were scored in the is one of the best leagues in the state of
second half of the game. ohio, a lot of really good coaches you’ve
After the game, coach Brown went on got to coach against that push you to
to say, “As a kid, you know you always be at your best, if you’re not ready to go
dream of winning a state champion- your going to get beat great league”.
ship; you play in the backyard pretend- For the season Gator Nichols was
ing you are in the state championship. named the AP East District Player of the
I can only imagine what that felt like, Year, and the OHSAA Division IV Player
but being able to do that in person with of the year, Jordyn Watson was named
20 people that you care about and love Special Mention All Ohio, head coach
is indescribable. Again, we are grateful Dave Brown was named the MVL Small
to be able to do this. I think we’ve been School Coach of the Year, and the AP
faith-based this year, and I think God East District Coach of the Year. Assis-
had destiny for us to win a State Cham- tant coach Jared Cox was named the
pionship this year. District 12 Assistant Coach of the Year.
It takes an entire community to be
able to win a State Championship, and I
am so proud to say that our team is the
2025 State Champions.
Our community is great; they’re CONGRATULATIONS
blue-collar, a lot of them are construc-
would give their last dime to see us be MAYSVILLE
tion workers, factory workers, and they
in the best of everything, they donate
to our program, they come out in large PANTHERS!
numbers, when we were leaving today
there were thousands of people lining