Mexico Bulldogs Claim District Championship With Win Over Centralia Panthers

The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team defeated the Centralia Panthers 66-46 in the Class 4 District 8 Championship Game at the Centralia High School on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Centralia jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first quarter.

Mexico chipped away and trailed the Panthers by just 1 point at halftime.

Mexico senior point guard DJ Long sparked the team to victory with 17 second half points.

DJ finished the game with 23 points.

Jaydon Eldridge put up 17 points in the win.

And PJ Perkins recorded 12 points.

Mexico won its’s third District Championship in four years.

Up next Mexico will host a Sectional game against either St. Francis Borgia or Orchard Farm on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.