Pauline Johnson Collegiate Thunderbirds are winless in Brant County high school senior boys basketball but there's a light flickering at the end of the tunnel.
Paris District High School Panthers, playing with a full lineup, made seven of eight foul shots in the final two minutes to defeat the T-Birds 51-46 at PJC on Tuesday night.
It was the second consecutive win for the Panthers, who defeated the Assumption College Lions last Thursday despite playing without two of their best players.
The Panthers now stand at 3-1 while the T-Birds are in the cellar at 0-4.
Ryan Maracle, who has taken over the head coaching duties of the T-Birds from Joe Tice this season, believes the squad is starting to turn a corner.
"We went to a tournament on the weekend and the chemistry is starting to get there. But, if we don't get them out to practise, the chemistry will go away," Maracle said.
"Right now, I'm coaching (giving playing time) who I trust the most because we haven't been getting everyone out to practice. It's whoever knows the plays that I've got to put out on the court."
Maracle believes that the T-Birds practices will be better attended now that there's better chemistry in the locker room.
"It's better compared to the beginning of the year," Maracle said. "It's just hard to get them to play with continuous energy."
The T-Birds led 14-7 at the end of the first quarter but the score was tied 21-21 at the half and 34-34 after three quarters.
The T-Birds led 43-42 in the fourth quarter but the Panthers closed the game with a 9-3 run.
Power forward Parker McIntyre, who was late arriving for the game and missed most of the first quarter, made up for lost time by scoring 18 points to lead the Panthers' attack.
Jacob Kelley scored 10 points. Josh Fabe and Travis Taylor each got six points.
Tyler Campbell got 17 points and Tyler Thibert scored 16 for the T-Birds. Thibert only played about half the game because of foul trouble.
Mike Campbell scored eight points for PJC.
Paris District earned a 40-34 win over the PJC Warriors in the junior game.
Casey Ransahai scored 17 points for the Panthers. Kevin Hmiel and Graham Campbell each scored six points.
Brandon Patterson scored 23 points for the Warriors. David Pitters added nine points.
St. John's swept a doubleheader from Assumption College Lions.
The Green Eagles, playing at St. John's, defeated Assumption 63-19 in junior. Leading scorers: St. John's -Cam Post 12, Jacob LeBlanc 10, Jake Brennan 10. Assumption -Austin Tlustos 8, Ronald Taylor 4.
In senior, St. John's won 51-32. Leading scorers: St. John's -Tyler Van Leeuwen 17, Mike Perilli 10, J.P. Yurcich 7. Assumption -Andre Toic 11, Pat Wilson 11, Justin Thibideau 6.
North Park Collegiate Trojans also won a doubleheader over Brantford Collegiate Institute.
In junior, the Torjans won 51-39. Leading scorers: Trojans -Jon Dulmage 18, Vishol Brar 11, Crisna Som 11. Colts -Mackenzie Mark 18, Austin Jones 6, Chris Gorski 4.
In senior, North Park beat BCI 59-44. Leading scorers: Trojans -Marcus Hamilton 18, Cale MacDonald 16, Nick Minutillo 10. Mustangs -Tyler Mirco 15, Alex Packer 10, Le-Hi Milbin 7.
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