Florida High School Basketball - Lennard nips Clearwater Central Catholic
(January 17, 2009: Ruskin, FL ) Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the
Lennard Longhorns (Ruskin, FL) and the visiting
Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders (Clearwater, FL), saw
Lennard's basketball squad hold off
Clearwater Central Catholic by a score of
59-54.
With the victory,
Lennard improves its record to 6-9 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to
St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg, FL) to battle the Barons in a
3A District 11 challenge on Tuesday, January 20. The Barons come into the challenge with a record of 5-11.
St. Petersburg Catholic lost
44-39 in their recent non-league challenge against
Seffner Christian (Seffner, FL)
Next up, the Marauders battle the
Cardinal Mooney Cougars (Sarasota, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 21.
Clearwater Central Catholic will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their
69-34 non-league loss to
Tampa Catholic (Tampa, FL).