Basketball Recap: Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech can now relate to. They fell just short of the Saucon Valley Panthers by a score of 53-50 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech has suffered since January 25th.

Jarrell Little

Points

03/07/25 vs Saucon Valley	22
02/27/25 vs Devon Prep	25
02/18/25 @ Imhotep Charter	30
02/13/25 vs Sankofa Freedom Academy	19
02/11/25 vs Overbrook	16
+ 10 more games

Despite the loss, Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech still got an impressive performance from Jarrell Little, who shot 41% from the field on his way to 22 points and five assists. Little has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last 15 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hasan Laws, who posted eight points and nine boards.

Saucon Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Robertson out in front who went 9-for-19 en route to 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Robertson has scored at least a third of Saucon Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Clark, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 13 boards.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-13. As for Saucon Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Saucon Valley, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Saucon Valley Panthers face off against Valley View Cougars on Tuesday. They have insisted on making their last four contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 3-1 during that stretch of close contests.