Florida High School Basketball - Nease trounces Tocoi Creek
January 6, 2023: St. Augustine, FL 32092 The Nease Panthers (Ponte Vedra, FL) basketball crushed the host Tocoi Creek Toros (St. Augustine, FL), 43-14 in Friday's non-league test.
The Panthers (12-4) will now prepare for their test against Gainesville (Gainesville, FL). The Hurricanes go into the non-league test with a 6-6 record. In their last test, Gainesville was trounced by Wildwood (Wildwood, FL), 48-46, in a non-league test.
The Toros now own a 11-5 record. They play next when they travel to Wolfson for a non-league test on Monday, January 9.
Game Summary
Both teams got off to a frigid and slow start. The first points came from Tocoi (1-2 free throws) and Nease answered with a duplicate effort at the charity line. Nease began to slowly assert themselves, using a 8-0 run to close the quarter with the lead (11-3) that would not be relinquished the rest of the game.