Pickerington High School North girls basketball team was in its inaugural season when the Panthers beat Cleveland (Tenn.) 69-37 for the title at the 2003 Holiday Classic.
Since then, North has gone five tournaments with zero titles, three second-place finishes and two fourth-place finishes.
Last season, the Panthers finished fourth after losing to Kettering Fairmont 43-37 in the third-place game. After beating McMurray (Pa.) Peters Township 56-43 in the opening round, North lost to Chicago Bogan 36-32 in a semifinal the next day.
Against Bogan and Fairmont, North shot a combined 18-for-59 from inside 3-point range, 6-for-39 from outside it and 15-for-33 from the line.