The South Medford High Boys basketball team of Medford Oregon beat Lake Howell of Florida tonight 77-72 to win the Bass Pro Tournament in Springfield Missouri, while mother nature spit rain and ice outside. The fans where kept warm with some hot and heavy action in the 23rd annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions.
Saturday night South Medford traded blows with Raleigh-Egypt of Memphis, Tenn., before holding off the Pharaohs for a 75-63 victory that sent the Panthers to the title game in their first appearance in the tourney.
Raleigh-Egypt (12-3) entered the contest ranked No. 22 in the USA Today Super 25, while South Medford (12-1) is 24th in that poll.
South Medford is led by DUKE bound Kyle Singler. South Medford has now beat some of the best teams in Oregon(Lake Oswego), Arizona, Florida, Tennessee and almost beat an all star team from Virginia. Go Panthers.... beat Grants Pass!
