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adding 18. What may have helped also was that they switched to a zone defense to try and control the other team’s penetration.
In contrast, Friday’s varsity game ' started terribly, with the Eagles rapidly acquiring an 18-point advantage. In the second half, though, the Panthers got themselves together and began to close the gap until, at one point in the fourth quarter, there was only a threepoint spread. By then the Panthers had figured out that they could really win, and they fought for the ball.
The Eagles got foul shots two more times, which pulled them ahead. After the game, Coach Baltimore came out of the locker room looking very disappointed. “The kids played hard, but they waited too late,” he said.
Willie Eastham led the scoring with 23 points. Jon Butler added 15. x ' JV Coach Luther Stahley praised his boys for Friday’s playing. “We came out slow but picked defense up, the way we’re capable of playing. The main object tonight was to keep them from scoring.” Mike Letsen and Jonathan Moore were especially solid on defense.
Wednesday was one of those days that all Panther team members would probably rather forget. Playing Central from Shenandoah County, both varsity and JV were beaten severely. The ending score for varsity was 70-49 and for JV, 42-29.
Coach Stanley found positive things to say after the loss: “There was 100 percent hustle.” R.J. White and Daniel Digges were good on defensive play, and Michael Settle had impressive ball control on offense. Mike Baader also played very aggressively.
If the varsity Panthers win two of their final three regular-season games this week, they will probably be in the top four going into the Bull Run District Tournament next week.
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