Cards Drop Pair Of Games

FARMINGTON — Greenwood dished out a 44-31 defeat to the Farmington boys basketball team when the Class 6A Bulldogs came to town Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Farmington held an early 6-5 lead when Xavier Staten and Skyler Montez opened the game with 3-pointers. Neil Rice scored and Jordan Sheppard hit a 3-pointer for Greenwood as the Bulldogs moved in front, 10-6. Farmington’s Peyton Maxwell drove to the goal, then pulled up to nail a trifecta giving Farmington its last lead at 11-10 with 3:05 to go in the first. Consecutive field goals by Jack Gaston and a Sheppard finish at the rim restored Greenwood into the lead. Farmington sophomore Austin Shelley put in a missed 3-pointer, but the Bulldogs milked the clock and Sheppard got to the basket in the waning seconds to put Greenwood ahead, 18-13, at the end of the first quarter.

Shelley posted up, scored with a turnaround shot, and added a free throw, but the Cardinals were outscored 6-3 over the first four minutes of the second. Staten and Maxwell converted reverse lay-ups off drives and Mason Downs contributed a two-handed tip-in, but the Cardinals couldn’t close the gap and Greenwood went into the half holding a 29-22 lead. The Cardinal defense kept them in the contest for a long time. They trailed 33-25 after three quarters, but a lack of scoring punch in the fourth prevented them from making a run.

Clarksville 56, Farmington 51

Farmington lost on the road at Clarksville Friday. The Panthers got 20 points and 7 assists from Bob Hurley and 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals from Trace Thomas. The contest featured an uphill battle for Farmington, but Clarksville couldn’t shake the Cardinals until the final period. The Panthers held a 5-point, 31-26, advantage at halftime and a 41-39 after three quarters.

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER Farmington sophomore Austin Shelley scores a layup against Greenwood. Farmington was beaten by a 44-31 margin by the Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 9.