Sophomore Jaret Miller shoots and scores for the Panthers.
Paulding hosted Holgate for the final game of 2016 on Friday, December 30. The Tigers came in to the match with a 3-2 record and Paulding opened with a 3-5 and 1-0 conference record.
The boys basketball game was a struggle when Paulding couldn’t gain traction in the first half. Only 2 points were hit for the whole in team in the first period and that was by Griffin Harder. At this same time Holgate posted 11. Quarter 2 was much better for the home team but still not meeting up to the Tigers’ standards. Jaret Miller sunk a 3 point shot, his first of two. Ethan Rhonehouse, Kameron Echols and Griffin Harder all added a field goal in this quarter. The half ended at 12-25.
Paulding had their best period, coming back from half time when they added 16 points. They outscored the guest by 4 and looked like they were going to give Holgate a run for their money. The whole team looked good here. Preston Ingol added his first points here, six for the quarter. This quarter ended 28-37.
The fourth quarter when back to looking like the start of the game—only 3 points posted for the home team while Holgate had their best, adding 17. The game finished 54-31.
Score by quarter:
Paulding: 2 10 16 3 = 31
Holgate: 11 14 12 17 = 54
Paulding Scorers: Ethan Rhonehouse 9; Jaret Miller 8; Kameron Echols 2; Preston Ingol 6; Griffin Harder 6.
Holgate Scorers: Louis Gustwiller 7; Bailey Hohenberger 8; Trey Jones 14; Cody Sonnenberg 3; Jake Grim 16; Jack Clady 6
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