February 11, 2016 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball lost to Trinity Valley Community College, 95-75 here Wednesday night. The loss drops the Ponies record to 19-7 and 10-5 in region 14 play. Despite the loss, Panola remains in second place within the region. “We got out played from the tip.” Head Coach Grant McMillan said. “Our community and administration did a great job promoting the game and making the atmosphere special. We greatly appreciate it.” He added.
Trinity Valley started the game on a 14-3 run and never looked back. Panola trailed 59-34 at intermission. The Ponies outscored Trinity Valley 38-36 in the second half but wasn’t enough to claw back into the game.
Jonathan Wiley (Houston, Texas) led the Panola offense with 17 points. James Suber (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) recorded 13 points and Arnas Dautartas (Lithuania) added 11. As a team, Panola struggled from the field only shooting 36 percent.
Panola will next be in action next Wednesday, February 17th when they host Kilgore College. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium.
