The Blanco Panther Varsity team opened their season against the Canyon Lake Eagles on Monday, November 24.

Lacking a number of Varsity team members due to Varsity football team going to play-offs, the young team that came out on Monday put up a valiant fight.

They trailed behind the Eagles for the duration of the game, but closed the gap in the third quarter, coming within only seven points of Canyon Lake, 41-48.

However, in the fourth quarter, Canyon Lake kicked it into high gear and left Blanco trailing and unable to catch up.

The final score was 52-76.