Florida High School Basketball - Mandarin thwarts Ponte Vedra
January 31, 2012: Jacksonville, FL 32258 The Mandarin Mustangs (Jacksonville, FL) basketball felled the visiting Ponte Vedra Sharks (Ponte Vedra, FL), 62-52 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Mustangs (13-10) will now prepare for their test against White (Jacksonville, FL). The Commanders go into the non-league test with a 19-5 record. In their last test, White went down by Sandalwood (Jacksonville, FL), 73-59, in a non-league test.
The Sharks now own a 15-11 record. They take the field next when they host Bartram Trail for a non-league test on Friday, February 3. Ponte Vedra will clash with a Bears squad coming off a 76-66 non-league win over Menendez (St. Augustine, FL). The Bears record now stands at 9-12.
Game Summary
The Mandarin Mustangs used the energy from their ‘6th man’ crowd to down a cold shooting Ponte Vedra team 62-52 on Seniors Night in Mandarin.
The 13-10 Mustangs never trailed in the game and were able to knock down an even ten 3-point shots. Kameron Mitchell again paced the Mustangs in scoring with 22 points, 18 of those coming from long-range bombs.
Although Ponte Vedra’s Beau Beech had 20 points, the normally sharp shooting 6’6 senior was only able to covert on but 7 of his 27 field goal attempts, including a 0-9 night from behind the arc.
An ailing Jackson Johnson, battling a flu bug, was the only other Shark in double figures with 11 points. Although he did not have his typical good shooting night from the field, Beech was a monster on the boards, as he pulled down 16 rebounds in the losing cause.
With their record now at 13-11, the Sharks have high hopes on winning their 14th game of the season when they host Bartram Trail on Friday night.
