Pantherettes take down Lady ’Cats at home

North Lamar uses good defense, strong third quarter to slip past Paris

Posted: Sunday, January 14, 2018 6:00 am

In a clash of rivals, the North Lamar Pantherettes basketball team fought back to beat the Paris Lady ’Cats 43-48 after trailing the entire first half.

North Lamar earned their first district win thanks to a gritty defensive performance and an offensive burst to open the third quarter. The Pantherettes defense held Paris’ star junior, Kiaunsha Jackson, to just 13 points, while using a 20-6 run spanning almost the entire third quarter to take a 31-22 lead. The third-quarter explosion was a momentous tipping point en route to North Lamar’s much-needed district win.

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