Jefferson-Morgan saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Union Area Scotties.
Jefferson-Morgan's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dayten Marion, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Marion a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Jeremiah Robertson was another key player, scoring eight points plus eight rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Jefferson-Morgan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Area only pulled down four.
Lucas Stanley was nothing short of spectacular for Union Area: he almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stanley has scored at least a third of Union Area's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Thompson, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Jefferson-Morgan's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Union Area, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Jefferson-Morgan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 53-44 defeat against Fort Cherry on the 7th. Union Area has also already played their next matchup, a 55-54 win against Monessen on the 7th.
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