Chatham seized a down to the wire victory over Stillwater 58-56 in a game that featured eleven lead changes with the last one coming as time expired on a Anthony O'Dell buzzer beating three pointer. The Panthers win the Class CC title and advance to Sunday's Class CC/C playoff vs Duanesburg for the right to play in the state tournament.

 

 Chatham down one point, 56-55, took the ball out of bounds at mid-court with 7.8 seconds left in the game. Matt Thorsen weaved his way around the top of the lane and found Anthony O'Dell in the corner for the game winning shot.

The Warriors bolted from opening whistle and started the game in style racing to a nice first quarter lead 19-12. Yet, The Panthers recovered in the second quarter and outscored Stillwater by 12 points grabbing a 34-29 lead behind eleven Jacob Baccaro points in the frame.

The teams were dead even through three periods tied at 45 after Stillwater trailed by as many as ten points after halftime. The Warriors played with purpose in the third quarter and outscored Chatham by 5 points.

Matt Thorsen led the Panthers with 21 points. Jacob Baccaro splashed in 16 points. Anthony O'Dell added 8 points. Tate Van Alstyne had 8 points.
The Panthers buried 7 baskets from long distance.
Matt Thorsen nailed 3 three-pointers.

The Warriors had a trio of players in double figure scoring. Thomas McDonough paced Stillwater with 22 points. Jaxon Mueller contributed 15 points. Lukas Lilac bagged 13 points.
The Warriors drilled 7 buckets from beyond the arc.
Lukas Lilac made 3 three-pointers. Thomas McDonough added 3.

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