December 2, 2015 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola men’s basketball team defeated Louisiana Christian here Tuesday night, 107-44. With the victory Panola improves to 10-3 on the season. “This was the first time we came close to putting together a 40 minute ball game.” Mentioned Head Coach Grant McMillian. “It was good to see our team share the ball and fly around tonight.” He added.
Panola came out hot as they took a 54-24 halftime lead. A stellar defensive second half, where the Ponies only allowed 19 points to the opposition, helped lead Panola to the 63 point victory.
All 10 of the Ponies who suited up scored and were led by Devyn Wilson (Brooklyn, New York) with 16 points. Arnus Dautartas (Lithuania) added 15 points and Chan Williams-Bey (Hartford, Connecticut) netted 14. Terry Holt (Nashville, Tennessee) Tyonte Robertson (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Ege Parlar (Turkey) all tallied up 10 points on the night. Charles Tucker (Lansing, Michigan) dished out 10 assists and Jonathan Wiley (Houston, Texas) chased down 13 rebounds. The 107 points scored by the Ponies is a season high. As a team, Panola grabbed 55 rebounds and only committed eight turnovers.
Panola continues Region XIV play when they take on Angelina College this upcoming Saturday, December 5th. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM on the campus of Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas.
