 Well, for the cast like being a boy's basketball team, the tradition is rich with 20 plus win season. But this experienced group of Panthers have their eyes set on something bigger, and they're ready to take the next step. Leadership and experience separate the good from the great, and for this Panthers boys basketball team well, they bring almost everyone back from last year's 21 win season. They set the tone by in the mornings when they come in to the weight room. They set the tone on game days, they come in and shoot in the morning. And they're pretty consistent with that. And two of those seniors leading the way, a pair of the area's best scores, guards Arnold Kingberg and Noah Delapaz, both closing in on 1,000 career points. They're just really good at having another guy out there that's been here the longest to it. Me and him have been here the longest, and it's really good at having a guy like him out there. He's like my brother, so we're always with each other, and we've been playing ball together for years, so we all know what we're gonna do and stuff like that. But it's not just those two you have to worry about, because the Panthers are balanced and deep with capable scores. They might, you know, hold a couple of our players in check, but it's the other two that, you know, they need to step up and they have, so that's a plus. But as much potential as this offense has, the focus and most of the time spent is on the other side of the court to set the tone. We really do good on defense, because we do a bunch of drills during practice. And like we get, it helps us, all of us. We really just really work on it. So with an emphasis of getting stops in an offense that can score points and bunches, this Cast Lake Bina team has their eyes on the prize. Go to the state right now. Well, we want to go to state. We want to get to state, but that's not all we're looking for. We want to get to the state tournament. State championship game, hopefully win it all. That's our main goal. The Panthers are back in action tomorrow night at Pine River Bacchus. Their first home game of the season will be Monday night at home against Black Duck. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.