Caitlyn Gregory, 10, from left, Ashley Lewis, 10, and their Meadowvale Elementary School classmates cheer Friday as the bus carrying the Whitmer High School boy's basketball team heads down Alexis Road in Toledo, en-route to the state high school basketball tournament in Columbus
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Dominick Chrysochoos, 10, from left, Mekail Frisch, 11, Ian Nahm, 11, cheer for the Whitmer boys basketball team.
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Coach Bruce Smith leads his team to the bus.
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Members of the Whitmer boys basketball team each get a goodie bag of snacks before boarding the bus to Columbus.
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Students from Washington Junior High School wave as the Panthers' bus heads down Alexis Road.
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Students from Meadowvale Elementary School made signs to wish luck to the state tournament-bound Whitmer boys basketball team.
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Students from across the Washington Local Schools system will be cheering for the Whitmer High School boys basketball team as the Panthers face St. Edward in the state tournament.
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