Prairie City boys basketball

Published 3:02 am Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Coming off a shellacking 57-34 shellacking of Mitchell/Spray the week before, the Prairie City boys basketball team put on a show Friday for a packed gym, steamrolling over Echo 58-27.

Peaking at the right time of the season, the Panthers have won eight straight games with an overall record of 9-1 heading into the latter half of the season.

The Panthers jumped out ahead early. In his third game back, junior guard Jojari Field drained a three-point basket and nailed a couple of field goals to get the offense in gear, and never looked back.

Holding a 32-8 lead, the Panthers continued the onslaught into the third period with 14 points and put a lid on the game with 12 more points in the final quarter.

The Panthers put together an offensive attack that saw three players score in double digits.

Field led the team with17 points; senior Cole Dieter had 16 points, including a steal, followed by a slam dunk and sophomore Marcus Judd picked up 12 points.

Head coach Bo Workman said having Field back made the difference in the game and will continue to moving forward.

“He has been a huge help, he’s quick, he shoots well, and he plays good defense,” the coach said.

Midway through the season and as the playoffs loom, said the coach, the team cannot afford to be overconfident.

“We can’t come out and just think we are going to just win,”the coach said. 

The team has played 

Prairie City faces Dayville/Monument Friday at 7:30 p.m. 

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