PANTHER BASKETBALL PICKS UP FIRST DISTRICT WIN OVER BREMOND
The Burton Panther Basketball Team won a seesaw game over the Bremond Tigers 40-37 last (Friday) night to win their first District 26-2A Game of the season.
Burton, who was the visiting team, controlled the first quarter and took a 13-4 lead.
Bremond bounced back with a big second quarter, where they outscored the Panthers 16-12. However, Burton still led 25-20 going into the locker room at half time.
The Panthers won the third quarter 11-3 to expand their advantage to 36-23.
In the fourth quarter, the Tigers managed to close the gap by outscoring Burton 14-4, but it wasn't enough to overcome the early deficit.
Kayden Patterson led the Panthers with 17 points, while Yobani Brewer added 13 points.
With the win, Burton is now 9-6 on the season, and 1-2 in district.
Next up, the Panthers will head to Mumford on Tuesday night for another District game beginning at 7:30pm.
OTHER DISTRICT 26-2A GAMES
Mumford 62 Somerville 43
Snook 46 Iola 40
Hearne, bye
DISTRICT 26-2A STANDINGS
1.) Mumford, 2-0
1.) Hearne, 2-0
3.) Iola, 2-1
4.) Snook, 1-1
5.) Burton, 1-2
5.) Burton, 1-2
7.) Somerville, 0-3