It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Northside - Pinetown Panthers ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past Jones with a 64-60 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Northside - Pinetown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Griffin Johnson out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malachi Moore, who scored 13 points along with five assists and four steals.
Defeat or not, Jones got some senior leadership from Keonte' Roberts and Gabriel Butler. Roberts shot 6-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds, while Butler. dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roberts has scored all season. Demarion Jones was another key contributor, scoring six points along with four steals.
Northside - Pinetown's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Jones, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.
Northside - Pinetown will head out on the road to challenge Pamlico County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pamlico County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 games. Jones does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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