November 20, 2017 Bossier City, LA – The Panola College men’s basketball team had a successful weekend going 2-0 in the Bossier Classic help on the campus of Bossier Parish Community College. Friday night Panola took down a talented Houston Cy Fair squad and upended Louisiana Christian Saturday afternoon. The 12th ranked Ponies improve their record to 6-1. “Going 2-0 on a neutral floor is always a great way for us to springboard us into next weekend Thanksgiving Classic at Angelina.” Head Coach Grant McMillan stated.
Game One – Panola 86 – Cy Fair – 73
Panola came out sluggish and found themselves down by as many as 11 points in the first half before trailing by one at halftime, 39-40. Stellar defense in the second half helped propel the Ponies to an eventual 18 point lead before taking the victory.
Five players scored in double-figures and were led by Marlon Taylor with 23 points. Tj Killings, Jeremy Roscoe, Alex Holcombe, and Tylan Dean all recorded 12 points. Holcombe swatted five shots in the victory and chased down a team high eight rebounds. As a team, Panola had a season low nine turnovers.
Game two – Panola 76 – Louisiana Christian – 53
In a similar theme as game one, Panola found themselves down by as much as eight points in the first half and down at halftime, 27-30. Up tempo defense led to a 49 point second half and the 23 point victory.
Again, five players scored in double figures and were led by Taylor’s 14 points. Jeffery Boyd and Dean recorded 13 points while Holcombe recorded 10. Shandon Goldman recorded a double-double in the victory with 12 points and 11 rebounds. As a team, the Ponies shot 78 percent from the free throw line.
Panola will host DFW Prep Sports this upcoming Monday, November 20th. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM on in AJ Gym on the campus of Panola College.
Submitted by Adam Blaylock
