Porter scores 25, leads Cougars to first win

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

ROACHDALE — North Putnam was coming off of three straight losses going into Tuesday night’s game versus Eminence, while Eminence was 2-2 coming into the game.

The Cougars got 25 points from Preston Porter and 16 each from Elliot Gross and Treyton Smith to pick up their first win of the year, defeating the Eels 78-62.

The game started and it was off to the races. The Eels and Cougars traded baskets in the quarter, which ended in an 18-18 tie.

North’s Porter did not keep the game close long as he came out and hit two big threes early in the period and finished with four threes in the quarter.

Dylan Webster had a big second quarter for the Cougars with seven of the team’s 24 points in the quarter. The Cougar defense was a big challenge for the Eels causing six turnovers and only allowing nine points. Eminence came out and won the third quarter behind Bo Mehringer’s 12-point quarter.

But, things got heated and Eminence head coach Nathan Marquis was hit with a technical foul.

The fourth quarter was an offensive shootout with North scoring 25 points and Eminence scoring 22 points. Things got heated again, causing Eminence assistant coach Cory Tinsley to get a technical that led to head coach Nathan Marquis being ejected from the game.

The Cougars had nine different players score, while Eminence only had six people in the scoring column.

The Cougars will be back in action Friday as they host Sullivan in a girl/boy doubleheader starting at 6 p.m.

EMINENCE (62) — Mehringer 12-20 2-4 26, Glidden 2-8 1-4 5, Hightower 3-11 4-4 11, Michaelis 6-10 5-6 19, Webb 0-1 0-3 0, Lacy 1-1 0-4 2, Lashbrook 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 24-54 FG, 14-27 FT, 62 TP

NORTH PUTNAM (78) — Smith 5-7 3-4 16, Duff 0-3 2-2 2, Judy 0-4 0-0 0, Porter 8-19 3-4 25, Gross 7-10 2-3 16, Webster 3-8 1-2 8, Mitchel 2-2 1-2 5, Pickel 1-2 2-2 2, Duncan 0-0 2-5 2, Rude 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-56 FG, 16-24 FT, 78 TP

Eminence 18 9 13 22 — 62

North Putnam 18 24 11 25 — 78

3-point shooting — Eminence 3-19 (Mehringer 0-4, Hightower 1-7, Michaelis 2-4, Webb 0-1, Muse 0-3, Campbell 0-1), North Putnam 10-30 (Smith 2-4, Duff 0-3, Porter 6-16, Webster 1-6, Pijckel 0-1). Turnovers — Eminence 14, North Putnam 15.

Next game — North Putnam (1-3) hosts Sullivan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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