By Jason Fite
Contributing Sports Writer 

Panthers host the Eagles for basketball action on Monday, December 6, 2021

 

December 9, 2021

Pete Noblin

The Panthers and Eagles hit the hardwood in the second game of the night. Both teams came into the game with 2-4 records.

The Panthers were hot off the tip, led by Dyer Barnes who dropped 10 points in the opening quarter helping the Panthers take a 14-9 lead at the end of the opening period.

The Panthers continued to attack the Eagles in the second quarter as Barnes and Hunter Smith combined for 13 and the Panthers went into the half leading the Eagles 31-15.

Halftime proved to be just what the Eagles needed as they came out of the break and doubled their first half score in the third quarter, outscoring Lewis County 15-6 to cut the Panther lead to 7 at 37-30 as play moved into the fourth quarter.

Momentum stayed with the visitors in the final eight minutes, as the teams exchanged the lead multiple times in the game's final moments and East Hickman took the lead in the waning seconds of the game.

Lewis County had one final opportunity to take the win, but a shot at the buzzer fell off target and East Hickman came away with a 49-48 win. Dyer Barnes had 19 points for the Panthers in the loss, Rhett Middleton and Hunter Smith each had 9, Cade Lomax had 5 points, Wyatt Bosheers 4, and Austin SHepherd 2.

Lady Panthers vs. Lady Eagles

The Lady Panthers and Lady Eagles took the floor for the first game of the evening. East Hickman entered the game with a 5-1 record while the Lady Panthers came in looking for their first win of the 2021-22 basketball season.

It was the Lady Eagles that took control of the match-up early as they pulled out in front in the first quarter and led 17-4 at the end of the period.

Pete Noblin

The second period saw the Lady Panthers continue to struggle to find offensive production, and the Lady Eagles continued to add to their already big lead and went into the half leading Lewis County by a score of 32-11.

The pace of the third quarter slowed considerably after the break, as Lewis County was held to a lone basket from Blayr Clayton while the Lady Eagles further extended their lead to 30, moving into the final eight minutes of play with East Hickman leading 43-13.

With a running clock midway through the fourth quarter, East Hickman cruised to a 58-18 victory. Lewis County was led in scoring by Blayr Clayton and Kerrigan Reeves who each had 4, Aerial Whitwell and Serenity Warman 3 each, and Kailee Thomas and Mya Siever each had 2.

 

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