PRAIRIE CITY — Fresh off a 49-24 win over Huntington on the road on Thursday, Jan. 27, the Prairie City’s boys basketball team bested Four Rivers 67-39 in front of a hometown crowd on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Eli Wright heaped on 22 points for the Panthers and teammate Marcus Judd chipped in 11 to help push the Falcons aside and allow the team to improve to 5-5 in High Desert League play.

Bo Workman, Prairie City’s head basketball coach, said his team knew going in that Four Rivers could pose a problem.

“They’re a dangerous team,” he said. “Every team is dangerous, and you have to know what to expect.”

He said the boys team came out and played hard in the first half.

Indeed, by the break, the Panthers were up 37-15.

In addition to solid offensive output by Judd and Wright, Doyal Lawrence, a junior, poured in 11 points with three 3-pointers and a 2-point field goal. While junior Cole Teel came in with seven, sophomores Wes Voigt and Tucker Wright scored 6 and 4 points, respectively.

In the final seconds of the game, freshman Syrus Workman drained a buzzer-beater to put the finishing touches on the victory.

“I had only had a few seconds to make the shot,” Workman said. “So I went for it, and it felt great.”

Lady Panthers claim 42-16 league victory

Like the boys squad, the Lady Panthers came out of the gate on fire to down the Lady Falcons 42-16 in a High Desert League matchup on Saturday.

Prairie City sophomore Jaycee Winegar scored a game-high 20 points, while junior Betty Anne Wilson had eight on two 3-pointers and a 2-point field goal.

Winegar said the team passed the ball well, which made the difference in the game.

“The goal in the game,” Wilson said, “was to get everybody on the court to score.”