PORTAL— Over the last few years, any showdown between the boys of Claxton and Portal has been likely to hold plenty of Region 3-A significance and almost guaranteed to be a nip-and-tuck matchup. The Portal Panthers (20-3, 8-1) earned a rare breather in the series, starting out hot and holding a solid lead throughout the contest on their way to 65-44 win Tuesday night. Stacey Morgan (22 points) hit on all four of his field goal attempts — all of which came from behind the arc — in the first quarter.