The Derby boys fizzled out during the second half in a 70-61 loss to the visiting Andover Central Jaguars (15-4) on Friday night.

Shots started bouncing off the rim more and more.

The first quarter was a fast-paced match, and the Panthers took a lead at 18-17 into the second quarter.

Andover Central led 30-25 at the half.

The second half the Panthers trailed most of the time by at least 10, but by as much as 16 in the fourth.

Back and forth the Panthers and Jaguars scored, but Derby was unable to start a run and cut into the lead.

The Panthers started shooting more three-pointers as time ran out, but the shots didn’t fall.

Two of the Panther’s top scorers this season — Bryant Mocaby and Tyler Brown — scored only 16 and 14 points.

The Jaguars’ top scorers were Xavier Bell with 26 points and Braden Belt with 20.

Derby finished the regular season at 13-6.

The boys and girls postseason bracket came out with the boys as the fourth seed and girls as second.

Both teams host two upcoming games, the girls on Tuesday Feb 27 at 7 p.m. against fifteenth seed Campus (2-18) and Friday March 2 against Dodge or Topeka.

The boys play Wednesday Feb 28 at 7 p.m. against thirteenth seed Junction City (7-13) and Saturday March 3 against Garden City or Campus.