The Whitman-Hanson Regional High boys’ basketball team is rolling.
The Panthers returned home from their annual swing through the Sunshine State with a perfect 4-0 record.
Bob Rodgers’ bunch entered Florida with two wins and doubled it.
On Friday, Dec. 27, senior captain Dylan Perrault poured in 22 points, while fellow senior Jah Estrela added 19 to pace the Panthers to a 60-55 victory over host Flagler Palm Coast (Florida) in the Bulldog Classic.
Then on Saturday, senior captain Jason Paretchan netted 16 points and Estrela added 10 in a 53-38 victory over Aubrey Rodgers (Florida).
The girls’ team, meanwhile, continues to look for answers.
Mike Costa’s crew returned back from the Amsterdam Classic in New York with a 1-3 mark.
On Friday, junior Dylan Hurley scored a team-high 14 points but it wasn’t enough in a 48-44 loss to Shenendehowa (New York).
W-H dropped another close one on Saturday but in a different fashion, 71-67, to Webster Schroeder (New York). Sophomore Maliah Pierre scored 14 points in the loss. The Panthers look to rebound in league play against Hingham this Friday.
Boys’ hockey beat Auburn, 3-1, on Saturday to win the Dartmouth Holiday Tournament.
Junior assistant captain Chris Ryan opened up the scoring .40 seconds in to take a 1-0 lead.
The Rockets would tie it midway through the second until senior captain Domenic Visocchi pushed the Panthers back in front two minutes later.
Junior forward Jack O’Hearn tacked on another for a 3-1 final. Junior goaltender Nick Zaccaria made 31 saves in the win.
The Whitman Hanson Varsity Girls Ice Hockey Team lost to Norwell/Scituate/Abington Dec. 21 at Rockland Arena. Freshman Zoe Sullivan scored her first varsity goal with the assist from Cam Dematos. Jenna Henley picked up the second goal for WHSL unassisted.
The Lady Panthers also lost a hard fought game 2-1 to West/East Bridgewater Dec. 28 at Bridgewater Arena. Brooke Hohmann tied the game at 1 with a blast from the point assisted by Chloe Duff and Sammie Webb. WEB was able to get the game winner with 12 seconds left in the game.
WHSL was dropping the puck against Marshfield on Monday, Dec. 30 in the WHSL Winter Classic at Hobomock Arenas in Pembroke.
Wrestling took part in the Marshfield Holiday Tournament on Friday and Saturday.
Out of the 37-team field, Whitman-Hanson placed 13th with 120 points. Captain PJ Katz led the Panthers with his second-place finish at 126 pounds with a tough 11-9 loss in the finals.
Captain Tristan Forest took fourth place in the 138-pound division. Lawson Giove earned a respectable sixth place at 106 pounds. Captain Tim Donnelly and fellow senior Eric Sidlauskas both placed 10th at 144 and 215 pounds, respectively.
— Nate Rollins