Washington County Enterprise-Leader
Cardinals End Losing Streak
OFFENSE PRODUCES BREAKTHROUGH WIN
FARMINGTON — A 1-3-1 zone employed by Farmington coach Beau Thompson proved to be just what the doctor ordered as a remedy to end a 10-game losing streak.
Farmington pulled away in the second half to snap a 10-game losing streak with a 61-47 victory over Clarksville in a rescheduled game Wednesday at Cardinal Arena. Clarksville doesn’t have anybody over 6-0 on its roster and Farmington capitalized using a size advantage. The Cardinals attempted twice as many free throws (21-of-31) as did Clarksville (12-of-15) to offset a trio of 3-point shots made by the Panthers.
“They are a poor matchup for us,” Thompson said. “They’re quicker while we’re bigger and slower. We had trouble staying in front of them at their place. That’s why we played the 1-3-1 zone. We tried to keep two guys around their best two (players), Bob Hurley (18 points) and Trace Thomas (held to a single field goal), at all times.”
The duo combined for 39 points in the first meeting, a 56-51 Clarksville win in January.
A second key for Farmington was working the ball into the post effectively, using good shot selection in the third quarter to build a 40-33 advantage going into the fourth quarter. Skyler Montez led all scorers with 28 points. Peyton Maxwell added 17 and Xavier Staten had 12.
“We did a good job of executing the game plan,” Thompson said. “We’re bigger than them at the 3-4-5 spots. No matter what, we were going to throw it down there. Skyler Montez played maybe his best game of the year. Xavier Staten played a good game. We can be pretty good when our big three are scoring. When Peyton Maxwell, Skyler Montez and Xavier Staten all score in double figures we can beat anybody.”
The Cardinals held a narrow, 22-21, lead at the half before outscoring Clarksville 39-26 over the final two quarters.
FARMINGTON 61, CLARKSVILLE 47
Clarksville 12 9 12 14 — 47 Farmington 13 9 18 21 — 61 Clarksville (5-19, 2-8): Cole Clark 6 9-9 23, Bob Hurley 7 3-6 18, Cameron Patterson 2 0-0 5, Trace Thomas 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 12-15 47. Farmington (7-17, 1-8): Skyler Montez 8 12-18 28, Peyton Maxwell 5 7-9 17, Xavier Staten 6 0-0 12, Jacob Gray 0 2-4 2, Mason Downs 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 21-31 61. 3-point Goals — Clarksville 3 (Clark, Hurley, Patterson). Farmington none.