Basketball Recap: Pickerington North Piles Up the Points Against Central Crossing

Pickerington North had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point drubbing they dealt Central Crossing on Friday. The Pickerington North Panthers claimed a resounding 62-18 win over the Central Crossing Comets. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-9.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pickerington North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Arness Lawson, who went 9 for 17 en route to 19 points and seven boards. Lawson has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jr Bates, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 18 points and four steals.

Panthers

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Central Crossing	62-18
01/25/25 @ Central Catholic	64-62
01/24/25 vs Westerville Central	59-48
01/21/25 @ Thomas Worthington	66-55
01/20/25 vs Beavercreek	64-56
+ 2 more games

Pickerington North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 28 consecutive games dating back to last season.

Pickerington North pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Central Crossing, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pickerington North has already played their next contest (against Grove City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central Crossing has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against London.