
Panthers
02/15/25 vs Cleveland Central Catholic | 67 |
02/06/25 @ Coventry | 61 |
11/26/24 @ Ravenna | 61 |
01/17/25 vs Field | 60 |
01/30/25 vs Woodridge | 59 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Norton). They breezed past the Cleveland Central Catholic Ironmen to the tune of 67-21 on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Ironmen are ranked 539th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cleveland Central Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was K'Yanna Penn, who posted seven points in addition to nine rebounds and five steals. Penn has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Ward, who earned six points along with eight boards and three steals.
Norton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.3 points. As for Cleveland Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Norton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-49 victory against Villa Angela-St. Joseph on the 18th. Cleveland Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps