Mulnix and his Panthers understand what’s on the line Friday night at Northwest
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Parma — In one way or another, they’ve been talking all year about this, about this goal, about this mission, about how long it’s been since the Western boys basketball team has won a conference title. Well, with Friday’s tilt at Northwest fast approaching, Western coach Ryan Mulnix said simply, “I don’t think we need to talk about it any more.” Those who have followed the Panthers understand what’s at stake, and the kind of drought that can be erased with 32 minutes of good basketball. It was 1995 when the Panthers last won a conference title. With a win in Friday’s 7:30 p.m. tip at Northwest, the worst Western can do is share the I-8 Conference championship. “I think it’s sunk in, everything that’s on the line,” Mulnix said. “And that’s why I think we’ve talked about it enough. It’s time to go play the game.” The Panthers had a chance to secure their spot in history Tuesday night, but were upended by Harper Creek 54-53. “It was tough, it really was,” Mulnix said of the one-point loss. “At the end of the day, though, it…
