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posite end of the court and sank his first attempt. The Dragon coach quickly called a time out. hoping to shake the big center with the pressure. With concentration etched on his face. Leake tossed up his second try. The ball hit the back of the rim. bounced into the air. fell back down through the net and Rappahannock squeaked out a 69-68 victory.
“Anytime you can come from 16 points down to beat a good team on its home court, it has to be one of your best games ever for the players. I know it was for me,” Dawson said.
Thomas Sisk agreed with the Panthers’ mentor. "It was probably the best comeback we’ve ever had.” He and Pendleton both described the contest with the Dragons as “the most physical game of the season.”
The Dragons took twice as many shots in the first half than in the second, connecting on a blistering 69 percent from the field overall. But as forward Doyle Dunn put it, “the defense was the key to our winning." Rappahannock held Mike Shiflett to only two points in the second half. He finished the night with 18.
Mike Leake had a splendid game, winning high scorer honors with 32 points. He connected on six of seven foul shots and 13 of 19 from the field. Leake also had 14 rebounds and four assists. Sisk also made a good showing with eight rebounds and 11 points.
Non-district Loss The Panthers were victims of a Mark Hembry shoot-out last Wednesday as they lost to Warren County’s Wildcats, 77-71.
The Wildcats set the pace, jumping out to an early 6-0 lead. But the Panthers refused to surrender without a fight against their bigger.
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