PORTAL — With a loss in last week’s Region 3-A championship game, the Portal Panthers dropped from a potential top seed in the Class A state tournament all the way to the No. 6 slot. Because of the slip, Portal figured to face a tougher first round opponent.
Portal heading back to Elite 8
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