Sunday, February 19, 2012

West HS continues domination of Panthers


Lenoir City will face Farragut in tournament consolation game

The third meeting of Lenoir City and West High had the same result as the first two, even though the most recent contest was a 66-65 barn-burner on Jan. 24. Friday night wasn’t nearly as close in the AAA-District 4 tournament at Bearden HS, with West finishing on top 71-49.

The Rebels jumped out to an early 23-16 first quarter lead and increased the margin to 15 at the break, going up 40-25. After three in the books, the Panthers had drifted even farther behind at 59-37, and West cruised down the stretch for the easy win. 
Photo by Bryan Lynn © 2012 

Terrance Hall drives around a West 
defender in the Panthers game Friday.

Photo by Bryan Lynn © 2012 

Lucas Hamilton goes up to block the shot of West's top scorer Carson Brooks.
The Panthers struggled on offense. Only Terrance Hall cracked into double digits on the score sheet with 11. Four players, including Nathan Lester, Camion Patrick, Jordan Hall and Bill Ault, matched one another with seven points. Lucas Hamilton banged in six from the paint, while Tyler Jones dropped three in from the free-throw line. Micah McCrary was good from the line with one. Lester, Patrick and Jordan Hall each found the net with one basket from beyond the arc.

The Panthers play Farragut on Tuesday in the district tournament consolation game at Bearden High School. They are scheduled to tipoff at 6 p.m.  Lenoir City has defeated the Admirals in both of their prior meetings this season.

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