Rhode Island High School Basketball - Block Island can't hold off Johnston
February 1, 2023: New Shoreham, RI 02120 The Johnston Panthers basketball team scored 46 points and restricted the host Block Island to 41 in the Panthers league victory on Wednesday.
The Panthers now sport a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Central Falls for a Division 4 contest on Friday, February 3. Johnston will battle a Warriors team coming off a 51-26 league win over Davies Career & Tech (Lincoln, RI). The Warriors record now stands at 11-3.
The (3-4) will now prepare for their contest against Hope (Providence, RI). The Blue Wave come into the Division 4 contest with a 2-11 record. In their last contest, Hope was nudged by Blackstone Valley Prep (Cumberland, RI), 24-21, in a league contest.