Brandon Heath hung 23 points on Gilman City Tuesday, December 16th and Gavin Humphrey added 19 in Pattonsburg's 59-51 win over Gilman City. Camden Griffith's 24 points were not enough for the Hawks. The Panthers have been fighting back to get to .500 and have nearly matched their win total of five games from last year. Gilman City was highly touted coming into the season but have faced a brutal schedule in the first half of the season, finishing at 3-7. They have been in all their games besides the Gallatin and Princeton games but have never gotten over the hump. After starting out with an impressive win over Trenton, their other wins, against tailenders Union Star and NEN, have been adventures, with the Trojans lighting up the scoreboard in the first half before faltering in the second, while the Bluejays, after being down 28 in the fourth quarter, nearly made a game of it at one point. Gilman City's best game this year has been against Green City, who they led at the end of three before faltering in the fourth to fall 62-57.
Bo Eads put the Hawks up 3-0, but Reagan Coin, recently returned from an injury, tied it up. Three-pointers by Drake Sperry and Brandon Heath put the Panthers up 9-5 at the 5:55 mark. The Hawks began fighting back, with Jace Estrada fighting back on the offensive boards and getting two putbacks and Camden Griffith converting a baseline drive as time expired to cut the Hawk deficit to 15-13. Griffth got a steal and drive to tie it at 15, and then Bo Eads answered a pair of Gavin Humphrey free throws with a 3-pointer to put the Hawks in front 18-17.
But the rest of the quarter belonged to the Panthers as Gavin Humphrey got untracked and scored four straight. Drake Sperry got an inside shot, Aden Woodward cleaned up after a Reagan Coin steal, and Drake Sperry got a pair of free throws after grabbing an offensive glass to make it 27-18. Jace Estrada got a putback to stop the bleeding and Camden Griffith scored from inside to make it 27-22. Brandon Heath converted a steal for the Panthers before Camden Griffith hit a free throw to cut it to 29-23 at the break.
With the Panthers up 31-25 early in the third, Drake Sperry picked up his fourth foul, giving the Hawks a golden opportunity to catch up. But after Camden Griffith scored three straight to make it 31-28, Gavin Humphrey hit a 3-pointer, Brandon Heath scored off a drive, and Gavin Humphrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 39-32 after three and the Hawks were behind where they were when Sperry came out. The game threatened to get out of hand early in the fourth when Brandon Heath scored six straight, including four off of steals, to start the period to make it 45-32.
Gilman City began its comeback bid when Camden Griffith hit a free throw and Jace Estrada scored four straight to cut it to 45-37 with 5:22 left. But Gavin Humphrey started slashing to the rim at will, scoring seven straight to put his team back up double digits, and Brandon Heath added a pair of free throws to make it 56-42 with 1:37 left.
The score was still 58-44 with just over a minute left, but the frantic play of Alex Young nearly got the Hawks back in the game before they ran out of time. Jace Estrada converted a third-chance putback after Alex Young kept a possession alive. Brandon Heath made one out of two to make it 59-46 with 1:04 left, but Young slashed to the basket and Mason Preston inbounded to Camden Griffith to make it 59-50 with 20 seconds left. Then, Mason Preston got a tip and Alex Young got a steal with five seconds left, and Young hit one of two to make it 59-51. Alex Young got another steal, but time expired before he could convert it.
For Gilman City, Camden Griffith had 24, Jace Estrada 16, Bo Eads 6, Alex Young 3, and Dakota Meringa 2.
Mason Preston had 4 blocks and Camden Griffith 3.
Camden Griffith had 13 boards to complete the double-double. Jace Estrada had 9, Mason Preston and Dakota Meringa 7, Alex Young 5, Bo Eads 4, and Jackson Alldredge 1.
Mason Preston had 7 assists. Alex Young, Camden Griffith, and Bo Eads had 2 while Jace Estrada and Dakota Meringa had 1 each.
Mason Preston had 2 tips. Camden Griffith, Alex Young, and Dakota Meringa had 1. Mason Preston and Alex Young had 2 steals. Camden Griffith and Dakota Meringa had 1.
For Pattonsburg, Brandon Heath had 23. Gavin Humphrey had 19, Drake Sperry 7, Reagan Coin 4, Aden Woodward 4, and Collin Mason 1.
Gavin Humphrey had 1 block.
Reagan Coin had 10 boards. Collin Mason had 7, Drake Sperry 6, Aden Woodward 5, Brandon Heath 4, and Gavin Humphrey 4.
Reagan Coin had 6 assists. Brandon Heath had 4, Aden Woodward 3, and Drake Sperry and Collin Mason 1.
Brandon Heath had 6 tips. Gavin Humphrey had 5, Reagan Coin 2, and Drake Sperry, Jeremy Pittsenbarger, and Collin Mason 1.
Brandon Heath had 4 steals. Reagan Coin had 3 and Jeremy Pittsenbarger, Gavin Humphrey, and Aden Woodward had 1.
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