The Archers powered off to an excellent start after they picked up the tipoff in the game against Liberty Center on Monday, January 4. Antwerp’s Joshua Longardner nailed shot after shot in the first few minutes of the game, hitting the first 6 points for the Archers and another two from the foul line. Brandon Pendergrast also posted 6 points in the first with Sam Williamson and Trey Mills both picking up two. The first quarter ended with Antwerp in the lead.
The second quarter was much closer as the Tigers held the Archers down with the majority of the points by J. Studer. The half finished with Antwerp in the lead 31-24.
Antwerp is very good at outscoring the competition in the first quarter of the game, but these boys then tend to struggle at keeping the lead by the third and fourth quarters. This time though they were able to even though they slipped up at the end of the fourth. B Hinton was really nailing the points when he scored 15 points in the fourth for Liberty, while it was Williamson who hit 8 of 11 free throws in the fourth.
The score finished the game with the Archers in the lead 66-61. Antwerp is now 6-4.
Score by the Quarter:
Antwerp — 18 13 14 21=66
Liberty Center — 10 14 12 25=61
Scorers of the Game:
Antwerp — Jones 21, Williamson 21, Pendergrast 8, Longardner 11, Mills 5
Liberty Center — Studer 19, Hinton 17, Chamber 8, Graber 7, Wyler 4, Smith 4, Soneholtz 2
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