Panthers Top Finger Lakes for Seventh Straight Win

Kyle Sunga
Kyle Sunga

The Panthers men extended their current winning streak to seven games with an 86-57 victory at Finger Lakes Community College on Saturday. The Panthers are now 11-1 in the Mid-State Athletic Conference and 15-6 overall. Finger Lakes drops to 8-4 in conference and 9-16 overall.

The Panthers led most of the first half before Finger Lakes came back to tie the game at 24-24, but the Panthers went on a 11-3 run to close out the half with a 35-27 lead. The Panthers pushed the lead to double figures in the first four minutes of the second half and never looked back.

Twelve Panthers got into the scoring column, led by Javonte Long (Harlem/Clayton H.S.) with 20 points. Kobe Nwosu (Spring Valley/North Rockland H.S.) had 17 points and a team-best 12 rebounds and Marqiis Samuels (Long Island/The Patrick School) added 16 points and 4 assists.

Looking ahead

The Panthers host SUNY Broome on Sunday. It is the final home regular season game of the year and the team's sophomores will be recognized prior to the tip.