PENDRAGONS SUFFER BACK TO BACK DEFEATS
To Wisner and Howells
by Daniel Kent
On January 17, the Dragons hosted the Gators of Wisner-Pilger and trekked on down to Howells on January 19. Pender lost to Wisner, 67-39, and to Howells, 87-81.
Leading scorer for Pender against the Gators was Connor H. with 11. Josh B. led the team in rebounds with eight. Matt S. was the most generous player with five assists. Defensively, Connor H., Josh B., Eric D., and Jon S. had two steals. Pender went 6-10 from the line.
| Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pender | 10 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| Wisner-Pilger | 27 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 67 |
| Pender | Wisner-Pilger | |
| Field goals | 16-43 (37.2%) | 27-70 (38.6%) |
| 3 point field goals | 1-10 (10.0%) | 7-23 (30.4%) |
| Free throws | 6-10 (60.0%) | 6-11 (54.5%) |
| Rebounds (Total-off.) | 30-9 | 39-21 |
| Assists | 9 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 29 | 11 |
| Steals | 10 | 18 |
| Total fouls | 14 | 12 |
| Points in the paint | 30 | 36 |
| Bench points | 9 | 14 |
At Howells, leading scorer was 25 points. Connor H. was the second leading scorer with 20. Josh B. also had 17 rebounds. Connor H. led the team in assists with five. Defensively, Josh B. had two blocks and Matt. S. had four steals. Pender went 18-25 from the charity stripe.
| Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pender | 21 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 81 |
| Howells | 12 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 87 |
| Pender | Howells | |
| Field goals | 27-67 (40.3%) | 32-58 (55.2%) |
| 3 point field goals | 9-29 (31.0%) | 6-11 (54.5%) |
| Free throws | 18-25 (72.0%) | 17-27 (63.0%) |
| Rebounds (Total-off.) | 43-20 | 31-9 |
| Assists | 16 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 17 |
| Steals | 13 | 7 |
| Total fouls | 22 | 15 |
| Points in the paint | 32 | 40 |
| Bench points | 15 | 19 |
