Lenoir City traveled to Bearden High School Wednesday for
the AAA District-4 contest against Knoxville Catholic and knocked the Irish out
with a 50-41 win.
The Panthers jumped out to a good lead at the start. After
one period the score was 15-7. Camion Patrick set the tone with his first
basket, a 3-point shot while Lucas Hamilton banged in a pair of field goals. Nathan
Lester added a pair of long-range aerials in the second quarter. At the break,
the score was 24-13 with Lenoir City in command, or so it seemed. Catholic had
other ideas, making half-time adjustments that sparked a 17-point third quarter
rally. At the start of the final frame, the Panthers were still up, but only by
one at 31-30.
Down the stretch, the Panthers made their own adjustments,
with determination to not bow out early. Jordan Hall and Terrance Hall each
ripped the net from long-range. Alex Hatfield was a perfect three-for –three
from the foul line and banged in a couple of field goals from the paint to keep
the Irish at bay in the end.
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| Photo by Bryan Lynn © 2012 Lenoir City's Alex Hatfield works for position to put up a shot | . |
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| Photo by Bryan Lynn © 2012 Camion Patrick goes up for a layup in the Panthers' game against Catholic. |
All total, eight Panthers inked the score sheet, with Jordan
Hall earning top honors at 10. Hamilton tallied nine, with Hatfield hitting for
seven points, all in the fourth quarter. Lester and Tyler Jones each scored
six, while Terrance Hall and Patrick had five each.
Lenoir City will play West High School on Friday at 7:30
p.m. All district tournament games are at Bearden High School in Knoxville.
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