Florida High School Basketball - Horizon topped by Nease
December 30, 2022: Winter Garden, FL 34787 The Nease Panthers basketball team scored 59 points and restricted the host Horizon Hawks to 48 in the Panthers non-league victory on Friday.
The Panthers now sport a 10-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tampa Bay Tech for a non-league contest on Saturday, December 31. Nease will battle a Titans team coming off a 51-46 league win over Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY). The Titans record now stands at 13-2.
The Hawks (10-3) will now prepare for their contest against Tournament Opponent (, ). The come into the non-league contest with a 35-76 record. In their last contest, Tournament Opponent was knocked off by Miller (Miller, MO), 35-29, in a non-league bout.
Game Summary
Nease scored off the opening tip and held the lead throughout the quarter until Horizon closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to knot the score (13-13) after one period of play.