Jays get back in the win column

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Guthrie hosting the Super Saturday event defended their home court against the Harrah Panthers, pulling out the 48-27 blowout.  

A tight first quarter was entertaining for the fans as Kentrell Brothers scored three of the first five points for Guthrie as the Blue Jays took an early 9-8 lead to end the first quarter.

Harrah never was able to get their offense going throughout the game, and that allowed the Guthrie defense to pull away in the second quarter.  Guthrie used a 13-4 run to push the lead out to 10 points

with 1:26 remaining until half time. Devon Hall. Brothers chipped in with seven first half points. BJ McDonald had eight.

Harrah tried to keep up with Guthrie's fast tempo but wasn't able to keep up, allowing Guthrie to push it up to 10 on multiple occasions. After a couple of Chelsea Dumas free throws with 49.5 seconds left, gave Guthrie the 24-14 half time advantage.

The Blue Jays defense came out on fire in the third quarter. They held the Panthers without a field goal for 7:30 seconds from the second quarter into the third quarter. Guthrie pushed the 10 point lead out to 18 before Harrah would get points at the charity stripe. 

Harrah cut it to 15 with 2:44 left in the third quarter but after Brothers and Codee Gross pushed it back to 18 at the end of the third quarter, the Panthers seemed sunk.  Ethan Welton hit a basket with 32 seconds remaining in the third quarter to end the field goal drought.

The fourth quarter was a free throw practice quarter for the Blue Jays. Guthrie went to the line nine times in the quarter. converting on four of the attempts.

Brothers led all scores with 17, McDonald added 11 for the only blue Jays in double figures.

Kaleb Craig led Harrah with seven points, Ethan Welton contributed with five.

Guthrie's win improves their record to 14-7, and Harrah drops to 11-11. Guthrie and Harrah will do a rematch Tuesday at the Guthrie gymnasium.