iS8/Nike

It may have been raining outside intermittently but inside the gym at Intermiate School #8 the reign was steady.

Two games were scheduled on Thursday and although each game took a different path, the out was the same, a blowout. In the opening contest, the NY Panthers (2) took on the MetroHawks followed by Playaz Club Jrs. versus Royalty.

Panthers Eat MetroHawks, 52-30

Carlos de Jesus, rising senior from J.F.K Campus got the ball rolling got the Panthers, spearheading an 11-3 run from the perimeter. Jeff Neverson would cut the Panthers lead to 5 points with 2 minutes left in the quarter but a late surge left MetroHawks down 19-7 to start the second quarter.

The Panthers lead extended to 16 point before Leroy Fludd began to do some work in the interior but Tariq Carey finished strong keeping the Panthers advantage steady. Addition buckets by De Jesus and Eddy Guisarry would keep the point spread at 34-17 at the half.

The third quarter was a mirror image of the second as the MetroHawks' deficit remained at 16 points at throughout. At the bottom of the fourth quarter, the MetroHawks had all but checked out as runner by Travis Flagg extended the Panthers lead to 20 points. If this were a movie, the credit would've begun to roll as the Coach Paul Ruddock and his Panthers would close out the MetroHawks.

Carry led the Panthers with 16 points with De Jesus and Guissary dropping 8 points apiece. Neverson and Fludd would lead the MetroHawks with 11 points and 10 point respectively.