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Video, Photos: Panthers Take Opening Playoff Game

Varsity basketball team overcomes early deficit to move on Class B Finals.

The Babylon Panthers varsity basketball team started their 2013 playoff run on the right foot, defeating the Center Moriches Red Devils 70-54 in the opening round of the Suffolk County Class B basketball playoffs.

The Panthers overcame an early deficit in the first half with a double-double effort from Jake Carlock (16 pts, 13 rebounds) and rode star players Fernando Vazquez (21 pts) and Ray Wardell (16 pts) and to victory in a dominating second-half.

The Panthers, seeded number one in their division, will go onto face Southampton, sedded number two, next Wednesday in the Class B finals at Patchogue-Medford High School.

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Period 1 2 3 4 Final Babylon 18 21 15 16 70 Center Moriches 20 17 9 8 54


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