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Ponies face Lon Morris at 8 p.m. Thursday.

The Panola Ponies meet Lon Morris at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Region XIV Conference Tournament.

The Ponies fought hard to capture a tournament berth, and as the number 11 seed, will meet sixth seeded Lon Morris at the Herrington Patriot Center on the campus of UT Tyler in Tyler on March 3.

It will be the first conference appearance as Panola College Head Coach for Juncie Cotten, who took the reins of the Panola team this year.

To see the complete tournament schedule, click Region XIV Conference Tournament.

See the Panola Ponies Basketball Team Roster.

Longview News-Journal sportswriter Gabriel Brooks will be tweeting live from the region games. Check out his twitter at twitter.com/gabrieldbrooks and follow @gabrieldbrooks for live updates. Brooks writes in the Thursday Longview News-Journal about the basketball players competing in the tournament.