In a tournament whose motto is "Bring your game, not your name", Mountain Ball came equipped only with the latter.
Obviously virgins in the tournament, up against the NY Panthers who've won multiple chips in event, the outcome became clear early on. Even though it was the junior Panthers squad, Mountain Ball would still end up losing, 73-40, in a game that literally turned into a practice session.
The final pool play game for both teams was played at Variety Boys & Girls Club. It would be the Panthers who would strike first, jumping ahead 11-3 as Tariq Carey and Eddy Guisarry put up transition points. Mountain Ball did manage some interior points as big man Keon Scott and JaQuan Bryant showed some offensive prowess.
Ahead 19-9 as the second quarter began, another 8-0 run with points in the paint by Travis Charles pushed the Panthers lead to 18 points midway thru the quarter and 43-16 at halftime.
Down by 30 at the end of three quarters, Panthers head coach Paul Ruddock used the fourth quarter to teach his students the art of playing keep away.
Without a shot clock, Mountain Ball was defenseless against the Panthers ability to run time off the clock. Even though the Panthers tried not to score, they still managed to increase their lead to thirty-three before the refs mercifully called the game.
Carey and Charles led the way for the Panthers with 13 points apiece while Bryant was the high man for Mountain Ball with 12 points followed by Scott with 8 points.
At 3-1, the Panthers are in a three way tie for first place in their pool while Mountain dropped to 1-3 excluding themselves from playoff contention.
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