Florida High School Basketball - Durant thwarted by Wharton
(December 23, 2008: Tampa, FL 33647) The
Durant Cougars basketball team (Plant City, FL), was toppled
59-47 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host
Wharton Wildcats (Tampa, FL)
The Wildcats now possess a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to
Freedom for a
5A District 8 battle on Wednesday, January 7.
Wharton will battle a Patriots team coming off a
66-44 non-league win over
Dunedin (Dunedin, FL). The Patriots record now stands at 3-6.
The Cougars (9-2) will now prepare for their battle against
Lake Region (Eagle Lake, FL). The Thunder come into the non-league battle with a 2-1 record. In their last battle,
Lake Region prevailed over
Winter Haven (Winter Haven, FL),
67-59, in a league battle.