Trojans survive Bobcats’ rally

Medor’s 25 points make difference in District 10-9A win.

but a Medor 3-pointer just before time expired put the Trojans up 13-11.

It stayed tight in the second quarter, as Lake Worth never led by more than four until 40 seconds remained.

Medor hit another LAKE WORTH — Lake Worth 3-pointer to put Lake Worth kept its lead in the District up 27-21, but Cade Long came 10-9A race Friday night, hold- back with a basket undering off a late-charging Boca neath to make it 27-23 at Raton 69-63 in a top-10 boys halftime. basketball matchup. Medor, a senior guard, led

Japhet Medor scored a all scorers at halftime with game-high 25 points, and 15 points.

Avery Brookes added 17 to Medor stayed hot to lead the third-ranked Troopen the second half, hitjans (15-1 overall, 7-1 in disting another 3-pointer — his trict play). The No. 9 Bobcats fourth — to push the Trojans’ dropped to 10-7 overall and lead back to seven.

2-5 in the district. It grew to 11 with 4:10 left

Lake Worth has two disin the third quarter after trict games remaining, and consecutive 3-pointers by Boca Raton has three. Brookes.

“Any district win is a big Boca Raton rallied late in win,” said Trojans coach the quarter behind Maxime Murray Smith, whose team Demeus, who finished with defeated the Bobcats by 25 a team-high 16 points. But points earlier in the seaa Timothy Taylor 3-pointer son. “They’re a good team. with 20 seconds left put Lake They’re dangerous because Worth up 51-41 heading into of their guards. the final quarter.

“The thing I was a little Lake Worth slowed it down afraid of is, we beat them to start the fourth quarter, pretty easily the first time. opting to pass the ball around Fool’s gold. We played really rather than take open shots. well, and they didn’t play But the Trojans changed well. I knew they were bettactics after their lead began ter than what we saw the shrinking. Down by 13 at one first time.” point, the Bobcats pulled

The Trojans kept to the within 66-60 with 13 seconds outside to open the game, remaining, and got within with mixed success. four before Medor sealed it

Tyrik Blanc hit two 3-point- with two free throws. ers to stake Lake Worth to Long had 14 points for an early lead, but the TroBoca Raton, while Blanc jans were unable to main- scored 10 for Lake Worth. tain it in a back-and-forth first quarter.

Lake Worth trailed late,