Pattonsburg's girls got 21 points, 10 boards, 12 tips, and 12 steals from Katelyn Jones as they came away with a 46-27 win over Tri-County Tuesday, December 11th. The Panthers had played three close games, but lost to three tough teams in Gallatin, King City, and Worth County. Pitted against Winston, who they cooped with in softball this year, it was an all-out war in Winston, but the Panthers came away with a 54-52 win for their first win. Pitted against Tri-County, they pulled away in the second quarter, put the Mustangs away in the third, and ran out the clock in the fourth for their second win of the season. Pitted against the undefeated Princeton squad, who won the Albany Tournament, the Panthers nearly handed them their first loss before falling 56-53.
Pattonsburg turned things around by flipping the giveaway/takeaway battle; against Worth County, they turned it over 24 times and only forced 10 turnovers. But against Tri-County, the script was reversed, with Pattonsburg being much more aggressive on defense and forcing 23 turnovers and only surrendering the ball 10 times.
Tri-County had only won four games last year, but showed a lot of improvement coming into Tuesday's game with two wins under their belt. They were flying to the glass all night and got some good transition looks. They bounced back to get their third win of the season, 52-41 over Mercer; the Cards, after being a perennial powerhouse for many years, have suddenly fallen on hard times this year, starting 0-4.
The early part of the game belonged to the Mustangs, who were getting the ball into Alexis Neeley at will and she got four of her team's first five points to give them a 5-2 lead. With Tri-County getting an early 8-4 rebounding advantage, Cheyanne Miller came off the bench for the Panthers and gave them some quality minutes, getting four rebounds in the first half and showing some scrappy play on defense.
Jayden Goble hit a 3-pointer for the Panthers to tie it and then Katelyn Jones untied it with a steal to make it 7-5, forcing a timeout by Tri-County.
Pattonsburg was trying to press, but Lily Turner beat the press and scored for Tri-County to tie it at 7-7. Neeley picked up her second foul and sat, but the Mustangs rallied, getting a 3-pointer from Callie Skinner and a coast to coast look from Dani Critten to go up 12-9 after one.
But then Katelyn Jones started carrying the Panthers on her shoulders, hitting a 3-pointer and then going coast to coast and converting a three point play to make it 15-12. Jones knocked one down after Kinsley Johnson kicked one out to her. Jones pushed again after a stop, and that led to a third chance basket when Jayden Goble hit Kinsley Johnson. Jones converted a steal at the buzzer to make it 21-14 at the half.
After the first quarter, Kinsley Johnson established herself in the paint as a shotblocking presence, getting six blocks for the night and holding Neeley to four for the rest of the night.
The Panthers broke open the game in the third quarter when Addie Iddings hit back to back jacks. The first triple came when Jayden Goble kicked one out to her. Jones got a steal and set up her second triple to make it 27-14. Jones jumped a pass and scored to make it 29-14.
At that point, the turnover battle had swung decisively in Pattonsburg's favor, and they forced several more before the night was out. Jones knocked down a 3-ponter off a pass from Goble to make it 32-14.
Tri-County tried to rally as they got back to their game plan of crashing the boards, getting offensive rebounds, and finishing. Addison Dodds carried the team on her shoulders, getting six straight as the Mustangs closed to within 34-22 at one point. But then Kinsley Johnson hit two free throws, got a lob from Jones to finish, and Pattonsburg got their second buzzer beater in a row when Goble got a putback to make it 40-25.
Pattonsburg went into their delay game for much of the fourth quarter and continued to chip away, getting free throws from Johnson, a fast break basket from Annabelle Gardner after Katelyn Jones drew three blue shirts in transition, and Jones aired one out to Goble for two.
Katelyn Jones had 21 points. Kinsley Johnson had 10, Jayden Goble 7, Addie Iddings 6, and Annabelle Gardner 2.
Kinsley Johnson blocked six shots. Katelyn Jones had 2 and Jayden Goble 1.
Jayden Goble had 11 boards. Katelyn Jones had 10, Kinsley Johnson 7, Cheyanne Miller 5, and Addie Iddings 2.
Katelyn Jones had 5 assists. Jayden Goble had 4, Annabelle Gardner 2, and Cheyanne Miller and Kinsley Johnson 1.
Katelyn Jones had 12 tips. Annabelle Gardner had 4, Cheyanne Miller 2, and Kinsley Johnson 1.
Katelyn Jones had 12 steals. Jayden Goble had 5 and Annabelle Gardner 3.
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