Panthers Improve To 2-0

NAPPANEE - NorthWood's varsity boys basketball team upped its overall season record to 2-0 Friday when it hosted and defeated East Noble 59-55.

Seniors Charlie Roeder and Brock Doty scored 18 points each to lead the Panthers in the win. Zach Lear scored 17 to lead East Noble.

NorthWood sealed the win in the fourth quarter, where it outscored the Knights 25-20. The Panthers scored just 16 points in the first half.

NORTHWOOD 59, EAST NOBLE 55

East Noble 11 13 11 20 - 55

NorthWood 10 6 18 25 - 59

East Noble - Belswanger 3-7 2-2 9, Gabbard 1-4 0-0 2, Holbrook 5-8 1-2 11, Lear 5-9 3-3 17, Borger 0-1 0-0 0, Longfellow 0-1 1-2 1, Sparkman 5-8 0-0 13, Glenger 0-0 2-2 2, Rathge 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-38 9-11 55.

NorthWood - Clouse 2-2 2-2 6, Reed 2-9 3-4 7, Roeder 6-10 6-10 18, Doty 5-8 6-6 18, Will 0-0 8-12 8, Shepherd 0-2 0-0 0, Bradley 0-1 0-1 0, Blosser 0-0 0-0 0, Clem 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 16-32 25-35 59.

Three-point goals - East Noble 8 (Lear 4, Sparkman 3, Belswanger 1), NorthWood 2 (Doty 2). Rebounds - East Noble 25 (Glenger 9), NorthWood 16 (Roeder 8). Fouls - East Noble 25, NorthWood 16. Fouled out - Lear, Sparkman.

JV - East Noble 30, NorthWood 27

NorthWood leading scorers - Lightfoot 12, Miller 6

East Noble leading scorers - Glenger 14