NAPPANEE — Twenty wins is a tall order in any season, but if the NorthWood Panthers can swing it for a fourth straight season, they'll match Elkhart High School 63 years earlier as the only boys basketball programs in Elkhart County history to manage the achievement.
NorthWood would seem to have a running jump-start toward the feat with three starters back from last season's 24-3 club that set school standards for wins and winning percentage.
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