ON THIS DATE

February 8, 1974 Five Panther Valley players reach double-figure scoring and the Panthers use a big second half to pull away from Mahanoy Area, 76-49. Don Nihen leads a balanced PV attack with 16 points while John McLaughlin tallies 13. The winners, who outscore their opponent 44-16 over the final two quarters, also receive 12 points from Bob Melnick while Jim Trusa and Gary Evans each finish with 10.