Basketball Game Recap: Princeton Bulldogs vs. North Johnston Panthers

Teo McPhatter

Points

02/14/25 @ North Johnston	40
02/13/25 @ Beddingfield	18
02/07/25 vs Spring Creek	17
02/04/25 vs Goldsboro	23
02/03/25 vs Beddingfield	23
+ 2 more games

North Johnston came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Princeton, but Teo McPhatter wouldn't allow it. The Princeton Bulldogs walked away with a 67-54 victory over the North Johnston Panthers on Friday thanks to McPhatter, who posted 40 points and six steals. The game was his seventh in a row with at least 15 points.

Despite the loss, North Johnston still got an impressive performance from Kaleb Pone, who went 11-for-20 on his way to 26 points. Thanks to that strong game, Pone now owns an excellent 45.1% shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Cameron Cuddington, who had 11 points.

Princeton's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 7-17. As for North Johnston, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-17.

Princeton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Johnston, they will face off against Beddingfield at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. North Johnston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.