BURTON WINS THE LADY PANTHER SHOOTOUT

The Burton Lady Panthers picked up two more wins and captured the championship at the Lady Panther Shootout held earlier today (Thursday).

In the first game, Burton beat St. Joseph 42-21. The Lady Panthers jumped out to a 20-3 lead in the first half and never had to look back.

Tiara Burns led the way with 13 points. Abby Lamson and Ciara Burns added nine points each.

The second game was much closer, but Burton still pulled out a 54-49 win over Brazos Christian.

The Lady Panthers won the first quarter 18-13. Brazos Christian won the second quarter 17-16 to cut the Burton lead to 34-30 when they went into the locker room at halftime.

The Lady Panthers won the third quarter 11-5 to take a 45-35 lead into the fourth. Brazos Christian managed to trim the lead down to 54-49, but that was as close as they would get.

Tiara Burns finished with 21 points. Abby Lamson added 18 points. Sierra Hancock had 8 points.

Burton improves to 15-5 on the season. They return to action on Friday, January 6, when they open district play against Iola.