After a run through the Liberty North Tournament which
included wins against Pembroke Hill and Kearney, the Panthers came up just
short of bringing home the championship trophy two weeks ago with a 50-40 loss
to Liberty North, their only blemish so far this season. Park Hill South will
now look towards the always competitive William Jewell Holiday Tournament where
they will see first round action against Ray-Pec on December 27th at
6pm.
Leading up to Friday’s game, the Panthers had a full week of
practice to make some tweaks in their game, which allowed them to come out full
throttle against Lee’s Summit as they built a 12-3 lead in the opening minutes
and closed the first quarter with a 31-12 advantage.
“We had a lot of practice this week, but we hit a lot of
shots tonight and came out ready to play,” Zych said.
Out-sizing and out-rebounding Lee’s Summit with the help of
Allan Hyatt and Robert Lane, Park Hill South felt they found themselves in
mismatches at certain points, but it ended up playing to their advantage as
they maintained their lead at halftime, 45-29.
“We played hard and they were a difficult team to guard
because we’re so big. Some of our 6’5”-6’6” post players were playing guards,”
Zych said. “We executed on offense and got the ball where we wanted it.”
Park Hill South had five players score in double digits with
Hudson Welty leading the way with 17 points. Anthony Woods added 14 points
while Payton Meek put up 13 with Lane and Hyatt adding 12 and 10 points
respectively a piece. Welty pulled in eight rebounds along with Lane’s seven.
Even with their strong start, the Panthers know they have to play better to be
where they want to be at the end of the season.
“We just have to keep getting better,” Zych said. “We saw
some teams at the tournament and knew we just had to get better.”
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