Panthers Pound Plymouth

NAPPANEE - Not long ago Plymouth was 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. Now the Pilgrims are on a two-game skid after losses to conference foes Northridge and NorthWood.

The Panthers (6-6, 2-2) put the Pilgrims (11-2, 2-2) away in the third quarter, outscoring them 27-9 in the frame. NorthWood was led in scoring by Charlie Roeder and Darin Nunemaker with 15 points each. Plymouth was led by Joel Grindle's 10 points. Nick Chaney chipped in with eight points.

NorthWood will be in action again tonight at 6:15 p.m. when it hosts the Joe Bennett-coached Triton Trojans.

NORTHWOOD 60, PLYMOUTH 40

NorthWood 10 11 27 12-60

Plymouth 15 5 9 11-40

NorthWood - Huber 3 1-2 9, Roeder 6 3-4 15, Bradley 1 1-2 4, Martin 5 1-2 11, Nunemaker 7 0-0 15, Reed 0 2-2 2, Doty 1 0-0 2, Hochstetler 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 8-14 60.

Plymouth - Chaney 3 2-2 8, Grindle 4 2-2 10, Isenbarger 2 0-0 5, Schrader 2 0-0 6, Halon 1 2-2 4, Thompson 1 0-0 3, Haeck 0 0-0 0, Stuckmeyer 0 0-0 0, Houin 0 0-0 0, Pettibone 0 4-5 4. Totals 13 10-11 40.

Three-pointers - Plymouth 4 (Schrader 2, Thompson, Isenbarger), NorthWood 4 (Huber 2, Nunemaker, Bradley). Fouls - Plymouth 12, NorthWood 11. JV score - NorthWood 53, Plymouth 41. Referees - John Pfeiffer, Jerry Steiglitz.