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time down court. They managed to hit enough to stay in the game, trailing by only five, 54-49, at the start of the final period.
But then it was blow-out time for Rappahannock. The pressure of the Panther' defense held the Tigers to just a single field goal in the fourth quarter. It didn’t come until five minutes had ticked off the clock and by then the score was 62-51. The Panthers continued on to an easy win 73-51. Coach Doyle Dawson went to his bench with several minutes left and the subs held the Tigers scoreless while tossing in a few points themselves.
Coach Dawson was especially pleased with the way the Panthers offense functioned despite the absence of senior playmaker Robert Myers, who was ill. Pops Aylor grabbed the helm and under his leadership, the Panthers committed a season-low ten turnovers. Aylor also had five of Rapp’s 19 assists. “This is team work at its best. When everybody is willing to dish off the ball, our offense becomes' a complete team effort,” said Dawson. “If we keep up this kind of complete team play, we’ll go far in the state tournament,” the coach predicted. The Panthers had one of their better games on the offensive boards against Brentsville, pulling in 15 of 34 rebounds. Dawson pointed out that his quad shot about 50 percent from the floor, evidence that shot selection was improving. He singled out Leake’s contribution as particularly significant. The
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