January 7, 2015 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Jacksonville College, 85-72 here Wednesday night. With the win the Ponies improve their record to 13-4 and 4-2 in Region XIV play. “Our guys have been anxious to get back on the court ever since Saturday nights ball game.” Head Coach Grant McMillan said. “We took tremendous pride in guarding in the half court tonight. I challenged them all week to pay attention to the small details within our defense and they responded.” He added.
After being down 11 points early in the ball game, the Ponies steadily clawed their way back into the game taking a 40-36 halftime lead. In the second half, Panola gradually extended their lead to 19 points with just under 5:00 minutes remaining in the game before claiming the 13 points victory.
Panola was led by five separate double-digit scorers. Charles Tucker (Lansing, Michigan) recorded a team high 18 points. T’yonte Robertson (Cincinnati, Ohio) tallied 16 points and Devyn Wilson (Brooklyn, New York) netted three 3 point shots for a total of 14 points. Both Jonathan Wiley (Houston, Texas) and Chan Williams-Bey (Hartford, Connecticut) scored 10 points in the win. James Suber (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) had his best rebounding game of the year chasing down 14. As a team, Panola made 29 free throws and shot 51 percent from the field.
Panola will next be in action this upcoming Saturday, January 10th when they hit the road to take on Lee College. Tip-off is set for 6:00 PM on the campus of Lee College in Houston, Texas.
