Miami Trace Edges Chillicothe 54-52 To Remain Unbeaten
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The Miami Trace Panthers ran their unbeaten record to (5-0/12-0) in a 54-52 Frontier Athletic Conference thriller at Chillicothe, Friday night. The Panthers were playing without Coach Ben Ackley, whose father is seriously ill. Assistant Coach Brian Southward took the helm in the MT win.
The Panthers needed to rally from two-six point deficits (42-36 & 44-38) in the fourth quarter to pull off the victory.
The Cavaliers were still up 48-43 late in the contest, but were outscored 11-4 down the stretch as the Panthers took advantage of their offensive rebounds and missed Chillicothe free throws.
Miami Trace darted out to a quick lead of 5-0 and 9-3 to open the game with 6’7 junior Adam Guthrie scoring the Panthers first 9 points. Chillicothe grabbed their first lead of the game on a Andrew Hamman lay-in to end the first quarter 13-11. The Panthers took the momentum back on a 7-0 run to start the second quarter and went into the locker-room at halftime with a 24-22 advantage.
Chillicothe took back the lead at 40-36 to end the third quarter, and held that advantage until Miami Trace regained the lead 51-50 on a Trey Robinette baseline drive late in the game.
The Cavs regained the lead at 52-51 with one minute to play and had possession of the ball, only to give it up on a turnover. The Panthers missed three attempts under the basket, but got a critical rebound by freshman Gage Bowers to maintain possession. Miami Trace swung the ball to the left wing where Skye Salyers drilled a three-pointer with 17 seconds to play for the eventual game winning points. It was Salyers only points of the contest.
Chillicothe had one last attempt to even the score, only to see Litter Media Radio “McDonald’s Player of the Game” Adam Guthrie knock the ball away from a Cavs player under the basket to end the game. Guthrie finished the game with 26 points and 10 rebounds, Trey Robinette added 9 points, Julian Baker 8, Cade Whitaker 5, while both Gage Bowers and Skye Salyers each scored 3 points.
Chillicothe was led by Cooper Stoneking’s 24 points. Caydon Cox and Cam Badger each had 7 points, Juan Miller 5, Andrew Hamman 4, and Cartae Ligon 3.
Miami Trace shot 23/53 from the floor- including 3/14 from the arc for 43%. The Panthers were also 5/7 from the charity stripe, hauled in 26 rebounds (13 offensive) and committed 5 turnovers.
Chillicothe shot 16/41 from the field- including 7/13 from the arc for 39%. They added 13/19 at the foul line, grabbed 19 rebounds and committed 10 turnovers. The Cavs drop to (2-3/4-8) on the season.
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