JR. PANTHERS
The Jr. Panthers pulled out a 20-point home win against the Jr. Lions 51-31.
Magnet Cove sparked early with a 20-5 first quarter surge against the Jr. Lions during the opening six minutes of action. At the break, the Jr. Panthers maintained their momentum and took a 12-point lead into the locker room over England 27-15 at halftime. England outscored the Jr. Panthers 10-7 in the second quarter, but Magnet Cove kept a double-digit lead at the conclusion of first half action.
In the third quarter, the
Jr. Panthers built a lead that wouldn’t allow the Jr. Lions to create a run and Magnet Cove outscored England 13-4 in the period. After three quarters of action, the Jr. Panthers led England 40-19.
In the fourth, both units posted in double-digit scoring, but the Jr.
Panthers netted
11 points that propelled a convincing victory despite England pouring in 12 points through the basket in the final period of competition.
For the game,
Jr. Panthers’
Damien Stevens led all scorers with 11 points to post in double-figures. Hunter
Woods and Chad
Barrentine shared the shine and dropped nine points apiece— Barrentine swished three triples from downtown beyond the arc during first quarter play. Isaac Tillery followed and drilled a triple in the first quarter to finish with seven points and Hunter Harrison added six points to knock down two triples from 3-point land. Kyle Henderson contributed four points apiece, Cash Highnight nailed a triple for three points and Jayden Eoko connected on two foul shots to score two points to help increase the margin to the Jr. Panthers’ 20-point spread in victory.
UP NEXT
The Jr. Panthers are set to face Mt. Pine Jr. Red Devils to finish out the regular season before district tournament hoops take place.