Miami Trace Win Over Jackson Keeps Panthers Tied For FAC Lead

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The inside strength of the Miami Trace Panthers offense and defense proved to be too much for the Jackson Ironmen, as the Panthers led most of the game in a 59-46 FAC win to remain tied with Washington for the conference lead at (7-1).

Miami Trace got out of the gate quickly for a 6-0 lead, but Max Morrow’s Ironmen came right back to tie the game at 6-6. The Panthers answered with a 7-0 run for a 13-6 lead only to see Jackson finish the quarter on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to 13-11.

The Ironmen took their first lead at 17-16 at the 5:10 mark of the second quarter. After a brief Miami Trace lead of 20-16, Jackson responded with a 4-0 run to tie the game 20-20, but the Panthers went on an 8-0 run for a 24-20 lead at halftime. The Panthers never trailed again, building their largest leads of the contest in the third quarter at 33-22. That lead was 41-31 after three periods, but expanded to 51-38 and later 59-44 before settling for the 59-46 win.

Miami Trace Panthers scoring recap:
Andrew Guthrie 27 points- “McDonald’s Player of the Game”
Austin Boedecker 10 points
Isaiah Reisinger 9 points
Bryson Osborne 6 points
Coledon May 5 points

Jackson Ironmen scoring recap:
Boston Campbell 17 points
Charlie Woodard 9 points
Evan Jarvis 8 points
Brayden Stapleton 3 points
Stephen Jenkins 1 point

Miami Trace improves to (7-1/14-1) and Jackson drops to (5-3) in FAC play. Washington CH was a 76-50 winner over McClain to remain tied with Miami Trace for the FAC lead. Chillicothe was a 67-63 overtime winner over Hillsboro.