The Schuyler County girls wasted no time matching their win total of last season, while the Palmyra boys had a second stout defensive effort to start the season, in a split at Queen City on Tuesday night.
Coming off a one-win season the Lady Rams never trailed in their opener beating Palmyra 57-44. An infusion of freshmen talent combined to score 47 of the 57 points in their debut led by Halle Roberts, who scored 23 points and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game.
Palmyra trimmed a 12 point deficit down to five entering the fourth quarter. Another Lady Ram freshman, Maddox Berry, halted the Lady Panther comeback:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Another freshman, Savannah Williams scored 13. A freshman also led Palmyra, with Claire Swisher scoring 12. The Lady Panthers drop to 0-2. Postgame interviews with the coaches is below.
For the second straight win, Hudson Bock scored 20 points to lead Palmyra to a 61-38 win over Schuyler County:
Bock was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. The Panthers took the lead for good with an 11-0 run in the first quarter. Brody Weaver led the Rams with 9. Schuyler County will host the Tri Rivers Classic next week. The Palmyra teams will have their home opener against Mark Twain next Tuesday.
You can hear these and other play-by-play by going to our Game Archive section.
postgame with Schuyler girls coach Chase Roberts:
postgame with Palmyra girls coach Kelsey Stuart:
postgame with Palmyra boys coach Brian Rea:
