Pinewood Prep "Tunes Up" for Region Show-down Game with Porter Gaud on Friday with 72-49 Win over Cathedral on Tuesday
By Billy G. Baker
Publisher
Summerville - Pinewood Prep (19-6) tuned up for their region championship basketball game with Porter Gaud this Friday night by defeating Cathedral 72-49 at home on Tuesday.
The Panthers placed four players in double figures led by Jayden Alexander's 23 points, along with additional offensive support from Tre Green (13), Kais Parrish (11) and Jon Slawson (11 points). Sophomore center Trip Eidson (6-8) contributed six points and led the team in rebounding during the win.
Pinewood Prep led only 31-17 at the half but the Panthers came out on fire in third period out-scoring Cathedral 26-9 to take a 58-38 lead in to the final period.
"Slawson is the guy who took our lead from a four-point lead, to a 15-point lead, with his offense in the third period," said Coach Eidson. "Actually, I think it was good defense that helped us in the third period when they only scored 11 points. We started dropping three's also."
Coach Eidson, and the team, became focused on the upcoming Porter Gaud game from the conclusion of this game. What does he hope the team continues to do well going into the huge game on Friday night that will be televised locally.
"We didn't shoot it very well in the second period, but we stayed with it, and sure enough it came back around, " said Coach Eidson. "We need to shoot the ball more consistently against Porter Gaud on Friday and maintain our strong defense.
"Over our last six games we have been playing wide-open basketball, and pushing the shots to go in while playing hard-nosed defense so we just hope to continue playing like we did tonight when we host Porter Gaud on Friday, " said Coach Eidson.
Cathedral, (23-11) head coached by former HSSR-SCISA Class A Player of the Year, Blake Ferguson, was led in scoring by senior guard Kaden Rutledge with 13 points while senior guard Josh Simmons and senior guard Dominic Felix each contributed 10 points.
