Wildcats’ big 2nd Half run defeats the Patriots 62-50
by Brian Davis
After a slow start in the 1st Half, the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats sped up the tempo in the 2nd Half for the 62-50 victory over the Allen County-Scottsville Patriots last night at the F-S Gym.
The Wildcats got off to a slow start as O.J. Gamble made their only field goal in the 1st Quarter as they trailed 8-5. Mathias Dickerson opened the 2nd Quarter with a traditional three-point play that tied the game and Gabe Jones scored four straight points that gave Franklin-Simpson the lead. Jalen Briscoe added a baseline 3-pointer and Cole Sharer’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Wildcats a 23-15 lead at halftime.
In the 2nd Half, the Wildcats quickened the pace of the game and scored 10 straight points from the start of the 3rd Quarter for an 18-point lead. 33-15. In the 4th Quarter, Jones, who made three 3-pointers, scored 11 of Franklin-Simpson’s 13 points early in the 4th Quarter that gave them their biggest lead of the game at 24 points, 57-33. Jones scored a game high of 21 points with Briscoe adding 18 as the Wildcats went on for the 62-50 victory over Allen County-Scottsville.
The Wildcats will play at the Todd County Central Lady Rebels in an important 13th District game on Friday night. Tip-off time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. with WFKN Radio broadcasting the game immediately following the girls’ game of the varsity doubleheader.
Scoring Summary
AC-S 8 7 13 22 50
F-S 5 18 21 18 62
AC-S (50) McPeak 13 Turner 9 Morris 8 Jackson 5 Moore 5 Ross 5 Robledo 3 Carter 2
F-S (62) Jones 21 Briscoe 18 M. Dickerson 8 Sharer 5 Hogan 4 M. Gamble 2 Mylor 2 Partinger 2
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