Basketball Recap: Barron Collier's Win on Wednesday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

01/22/25 vs North Port	48-37
01/17/25 @ Lely	49-37
01/16/25 vs Golden Gate	58-30

It was a proper cat-fight when Barron Collier faced off against North Port on Wednesday. The Barron Collier Cougars walked away with a 48-37 victory over the North Port Bobcats. The win was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.

Barron Collier's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Heffelfinger led the charge by putting up 13 points. Another player making a difference was Dylan Shapiro, who posted seven points and seven assists.

North Port lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Rhiley Richards, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Gisele Novielli was another key player, scoring four points in addition to nine rebounds and four steals.

Barron Collier is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points per game. As for North Port, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.

Barron Collier has already played their next contest, a 55-42 defeat against Pine Crest on the 24th. North Port has also already played their next game (against DeSoto County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.