PAULDING – Fletcher Cook scored 14 points to lead the Paulding Panthers to a 46-40 victory over Holgate in non-league boys basketball action at the Jungle Monday night.
The two teams were tied at 15-15 at the end of eight minutes of action before the Panthers took control in the second quarter.
Paulding picked up 11 points in the period while Holgate added only four as the maroon and white grabbed a 26-19 halftime advantage.
Third quarter action saw the Panthers extend the lead as Paulding outscored Holgate 11-8 to take a 37-27 advantage into the final period.
Blake McGarvey and Bailey Manz added eight points each for the Panthers with Jaret Miller and Carson Shull scoring six markers apiece.
Jacob Eblin and Payton Beckman also picked up two points as well for the Panthers, who improve to 6-7 on the season.
Holgate was paced by Sam Medina, Tallon Meyer and Cody Sonnenberg with seven points each while Blake Hattemer chipped in six markers.
Bailey Sonnenberg posted five points and Ben Like recorded four markers for Holgate, who falls to 1-13 overall.
Avery Casillas and Gavyn Kupfersmith finished with two points for the Tigers.
Both squads struggled shooting the basketball as Paulding was 14 of 48 from the field (29 percent) while the Tigers finished 15 of 39 for 38 percent.
Holgate won the battle of the boards, 25-20, but the Tigers also committed more turnovers, 12-11.
Paulding’s junior varsity was victorious over the Tigers as the maroon and white picked up a 32-12 victory.
