No. 1 Plano East continued its unbeaten run this season with another district win.

This time, it was against their crosstown rivals, Plano, as the two sides came back from win­ter break. Plano and Plano East shared the District 6-6A cham­pionship last season, with Plano winning both matchups in the final seconds.

This time, Plano East didn’t allow that to happen, with a grit­ty defensive performance, lead­ing to a 68-53 win on their home court last Friday. The Panthers won by making 15 more free throws than their opponents, and improved to 22-0 on the season following their victory in the Championship Tournament in Mansfield the week before.

By Kyle Grondin • [email protected]

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