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Volume 3 Issue 44 - Tuesday, December 19, 2023
CECIL COUNTY
PANTHERS DEFEAT COUGARS 73-56
photos by Karina Serio
By Kevin Phillips
PERRYVILLE–Perryville entered the second half nursing a six-point lead thanks to 15 combined points from Sean Beard and Andrew Clark over visiting Fallston in the teams’ UC-
BAC boys’ basketball battle Friday night. With the Cougars focusing on limiting Beard and Clark in the second half, space opened up for the Panthers’ shooters such as Devon Clore, who scored 11 points in quarter, which al-
lowed Perryville to pull away quickly to earn a 73-56 victory over Fallston. “(The Cougars) were leaving the three open because they were trying to contain the drives, so I was able to spot up,” Clore, who finished with 18 points, said.
After the Panthers entered the third quarter with a 28-22 lead, Fallston cut its deficit to 28-25 on a Brody Fitzkee three pointer, but that was as the Cougars got, as Perryville responded with a 20-5 to take control of the game.
Clore paced the run with nine points, all on three pointers, as Perryville did whatever it wanted to do on both sides of the floor, forcing turnovers on the defensive end executing its fullcourt and half-court set on the offensive side.
“I think it was due to us pushing the pace on defense and great shooting from the outside,” Sean Beard said of the Panthers’ strong start of the second half. “We took advantage continued on A-4
Perryville takes down C Milton Wright 66-30 By Kevin Phillips PERRYVILLE-Perryville knows that good communication is a major factor in determining success on the court. The Panthers took that mantra to heart in the first quarter as they communicated well on both ends of
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the court, and that helped Perryville score 29 unanswered points to start the game en route to a 66-30 victory over visiting C. Milton Wright in UCABC girls’ basketball action Thursday. “We had strong communication, making sure everybody knew where they were on the floor and making sure
everybody helped each other out because without help and backup, we might not have won this game,” the Panthers’ Taylor White said. White led the charge for Perryville in the first quarter as she scored eight of her game-high 28 points in the continued on A-6
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