The Hershey Panthers boys basketball team is making their first trip to state since 1994. They’re the seventh seed in the Class C1 state tournament. This morning, the 17-5 Panthers take on the 22-1 Minden Whippets. Q-Country 107.3 has the action live, with pregame coverage starting at 8:45 AM leading to the tipoff at 9 AM.

#10 HERSHEY PANTHERS (17-5) – seventh seed
>> Coach: Dustin Jorgenson>> Scoring averages: 49.8-43.1
Player, Ht., Yr., Pts., Reb.
James Moore, 6-0, Sr., 12.3, 5.7
Bryson Hellmuth, 6-1, Sr., 11.8, 6.3
Jordan Hiatt, 6-1, Sr., 10.8, 6.0
Wesley Layton, 6-3, Sr., 9.0, 5.1
Dylan Johnson, 6-3, Jr., 5.3, 3.1
>> Tournament history: First appearance since 1994 and ninth overall. Won C-1 in ‘93 and was runner-up in ‘94.

#2 MINDEN WHIPPETS (22-1) – second seed
>> Coach: Shannon Lovin
>> Scoring averages: 62.7-39.0
Player, Ht., Yr., Pts., Reb.
Carson Blum, 6-0, Sr., 17.4, 6.6
Derek Kissinger, 6-1, Sr., 13.7, 5.2
Christian Schwenka, 6-4, Sr., 9.1, 6.4
R.J. Watson, 5-11, Jr., 6.6, 1.7
Thomas Sinsel, 5-9, Sr., 4.6, 1.9
>> Tournament history: Last year’s runner-up is making fifth consecutive appearance and 31st overall. Finals record: 5-5, last title Class B in 1958.