Two dominant guards in Taevon Walker and Isaiah Stephens are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. John Hay will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the New Lexington Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. John Hay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
John Hay is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Glenville last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. John Hay might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Glenville an easy 81-58 victory. While losing is never fun, John Hay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 596th, while Glenville is ranked 134th).
Loss or not, John Hay got some senior leadership from Melvin Wells and Walker. Wells posted 14 points, while Walker put up 18 points. A'Chauntez Glenn was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Meanwhile, New Lexington didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop Watterson on Saturday and fell 48-46.
New Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for John Hay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
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