St. John Paul II saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 62-47 bruising from the Williston Red Devils. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Despite the loss, St. John Paul II still got an impressive performance from Mario Forbes, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 19 rebounds. Forbes' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cruz Fontenot, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.
Williston's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from De'Andre Harvey, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Harvey is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Washington, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. John Paul II fell to 2-1. As for Williston, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the St. John Paul II Panthers take on the Community Leadership Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. John Paul II is facing Community Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Community Leadership Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Williston, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 86-62 loss against The Villages Charter on the 3rd.
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