The Clarksville Panthers opened conference play with two home games recently, hosting Mena and Ozark. They also played Pottsville on the road.
Mena
The Panthers hosted the Mena Bearcats on Friday, Jan. 9, and fell to the visitors 55-40.
Clarksville scored five points in the first quarter while the Bearcats posted nine. The Panthers added 15 points to the board in the second period and Mena scored 13 as CHS cut the lead to two, 22-20, by intermission. Clarksville scored nine points in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth, while the Bearcats scored 19 and 15, respectively, in the final two peirods to take the 15-point win.
Zayne Jordan led the scoring for CHS with 17 points. Jeremiah Wilkerson was also in double figures with 13 points.
Colton Harp finished with nine points, and Ryder Webb chipped in one.
Ozark
Clarksville hosted the Ozark Hillbillies on Tuesday, Jan. 13, and lost by a score of 73-39.
The Panthers opened with 12 points in the first quarter while Ozark poured in 24. The Hillbillies outscored Clarksville 14-11 in the second quarter to hold a 38-23 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, Ozark outpaced the Panthers 27-7. In the fourth quarter Clarksville totaled nine points while the Hillbillies scored eight.
Harp and Jordan each finished with 12 points in the loss, while Wilkerson and Dax Vaughn each added six points. Connor Chism rounded out the scoring with three points.
LOOKS–Panther senior Jeremiah Wilkerson (left) looks for an opening as Ozark’s Caleb Lyons applies defensive pressure in a conference game at Clarksville on Jan. 13.
–Photo courtesy Shelley Freeman
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