Peninsula Boys Frosh/Soph Earns 2nd Bay League Victory Over Inglewood

On Tuesday 1-17-17 the Peninsula Panthers Frosh/Soph Team took on the Inglewood Sentinels at the Peninsula HS Gym. The start of the game was moved up from the usual 4:30 PM time to 3:00PM due to Inglewood not having a Frosh/Soph girls team. The Panthers who are beginning mid-term finals this week came out of the gate sluggishly and seemed to be slightly out of sorts. The Panthers came out in a zone defense and were able to keep the Sentinels at bay and ended the 1st quarter up 11-6.

The Panthers came out in the 2nd quarter and appeared to look more like the Panthers of old and they increased their defensive pressure and they put a press on Inglewood and suddenly the Panthers started to come alive. The Panthers used their pressure to convert steals into easy baskets and also began to heat up from the perimeter hitting several 3 point shots. The Panthers were also keeping the defensive pressure up and limited the Sentinels to only one shot attempt. The Panthers were able to outscore the Sentinels 21-4 in the quarter to take a commanding 32-10 lead going into halftime.

The Panthers came out after half-time determined to keep up the defensive pressure and really exerted themselves on the defensive end of the floor. The Panthers used a smothering defense to frustrate the Sentinels and the Panthers were able to limit the Sentinels to only long distance shots in the quarter. The Panthers continued their hot shooting and they were able to outscore the Sentinels 27-2 in the quarter to take a very commanding lead of 59-12 heading into the final quarter.

In the 4th and final stanza the Panthers were instructed to no longer run the ball up the court and that they were not going to shoot outside shots. They were instead going to work on their offensive sets and make sure that they execute them to perfection. The Panthers were able to make big strides in improving their execution of their plays and they were still able to outscore the Sentinels 6-5 in the quarter to win the game by a a score of 65-17.

The Panthers were led by sophomore Jacob Salceda ( 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 5 assists) freshman Tyler Shu (13 points, 2 steals) and sophomores Rhys Hershberger ( 7 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal) Greg Jeon (8 points, 1 steal). The Panthers are now 2-1 in the Bay League and 12-3 overall, they will travel to Redondo to face the Seahawks on Friday after a grueling week of finals at 4:30 PM.