Panthers fall to Indians 78-57 on Saturday

Toccoa, Georgia– The Union County Panthers (0-2) traveled to Toccoa, Georgia to face the Stephens County Indians (2-2).

The Panthers are looking for their first win of the season and catch a rhythm, as they are a young team with only one senior. The Indians are coming off back to back wins against Rabun County and Habersham Central.

To start the game, the Panthers were missing some easy shots in the paint. The Indians were getting a lot of second chance points to start the game and scoring on Panther turnovers. The Indians quickly went on an 13-2 run to start the game.The Panther offense wasn’t hitting any shots and turning the ball over a lot in the first quarter leading the Indians to have a big lead. To end the first quarter, the Panthers were down 19-6 as the Indians were firing on all cylinders. The Indians were scoring on almost every Panther turnover. The Panthers defense was just having a tough time stopping the Indian offense as they could shoot from all around and were scoring on a lot of the Panthers turnovers. The Indians went on a 16-3 run forcing the Panthers to call a timeout. The Panthers would gain some momentum as Junior Landon Kight would lead the team and score 7 quick points. The Panthers would go into halftime down, 40-20 at the half. Junior Lake Hughes would get the Panthers started on offense with a quick 3 to begin the half and another 3 a few possessions later. The Indians defense was still attacking and the Panthers were still having trouble stopping it, but the Panthers offense was finally getting started, which helped the Panthers on the defensive side. The Panthers were down 59-43 to end the 3rd quarter but were gaining confidence offensively after a slow start. To begin the 4th quarter, Junior Daniel Snow hit a big three after an Indian turnover but the Panthers defense just couldn’t get a key stop. The Panthers would fall to the Indians 78-57. The Panthers fall to 0-3.

The Panthers were led by Junior Landon Kight and Junior Caleb John. The Indians were led by Senior Kenny Colwell and Junior Darryl Hampton Jr. The Panthers host Tallulah Falls on Tuesday, December 8th @ 7:30.