Gilmore leads Panthers over Comets

by Seth Golob
baseball/basketball writer



PIKESVILLE-- After a tough loss to Overlea, the Panthers Men's basketball team bounced back with a ten point win over the Catonsville Comets on Monday (December 22nd), with a final score of 49-39. From the tip, it was a slow paced game, not to much scoring by either teams. Then Pikesville caught fire in the second quarter. The Panthers tenacious defense held the Comets to 3 second quarter points. At the half, the score was 21-13, in favor of PHS. The second half was much more up paced, the kind of basketball the Panthers like to play. Senior guard, Freddie Sellers was a true threat to the Comets, who could not stop Sellers, he scored 13 points. The big men of the squad didn't have their best game this year. Rasheed Salau had 4 points, Ian Lee, 4 points, and Jarrel Cox contributed with one basket. Devohn Gilmore once again had a steller overall game. Devohn had 17 points in the win and was a leader on defense causing multiple Catonsville turnovers. Gilmore scored 9 of the Panthers 11 second quarter points. The Comets leading scorers were, Jordan Pickney with 12 points, mostly coming off of his three 3 pointers, and Andy Coates, who contribute 12 points as well. The Panthers head into Winter Break with a 5 -3 record. The Panthers next game is January 7th, at home against the Landsdowne Vikings at 6:30 p.m.