If the Newton HomeSchool Panthers were feeling good off their 58-27 takedown of Non Varsity Opponent last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Newton HomeSchool took a 67-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Non Varsity Tournament Opponent on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Loss or not, Newton HomeSchool got some senior leadership from Jaquale Schumm and Alex Bungard. Schumm dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Bungard. scored 19 points along with six steals. That was a full 44.6% of Newton HomeSchool's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Newton HomeSchool has fallen quite a ways from their 12-5 record last season and are now at 3-7. As for Non Varsity Tournament Opponent, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 74-219 record this season.
Newton HomeSchool won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wichita Defenders HomeSchool at 8:30 a.m. on January 27th. As for Non Varsity Tournament Opponent, they will take on Nunamiut at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Nunamiut's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
