Panola Men Overwhelm Coastal Bend, 97-68

December 11, 2017 Carthage – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Coastal Bend College here Saturday afternoon, 97-68. The victory raises the Ponies record to 7-5 and 1-2 in Region 14 play. “We just had to get the monkey off our back. The last three games we all lost at the buzzer.” Head Coach Grant McMillan stated. “We simplified some things and our crew responded. It was a great win going into break.” he added.

After a 15 all start, Panola started to gradually pull away ending the half on a 20-8 run giving them the 45-33 halftime lead. Coastal Bend never got any closer as the Ponies gradually increased their lead the entire second half. At one point, Panola pushed they lead to 31 points, 91-60.

Five players scored in double-figures and were led by Juwan Williams 22 points. Shandon “Biggie” Goldman came off the bench and netted 19 points including five three-pointers. Marlon Taylor added 14 while Tylan Dean and Alex Holcome both chipped in with 11, respectively. As a team, Panola recorded a season high 50 rebounds.

Panola heads to their holiday break before taking on Central Christian JV on Wednesday, January 3rd. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM on the campus of Panola College. 

Submitted by Adam Blaylock