Florida High School Basketball - Bartram Trail topped by Nease
December 20, 2022: St. Johns, FL 32259 The Bartram Trail Bears basketball team (St. Johns, FL), dropped 46-30 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Nease Panthers (Ponte Vedra, FL)
The Panthers now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to The Villages Charter for a non-league battle on Wednesday, December 28. Nease will battle a Buffalo team coming off a 51-36 non-league loss to Trinity Catholic (Ocala, FL). The Buffalo record now stands at 7-4.
The Bears (8-7) will now prepare for their battle against First Baptist School (Charleston, SC). The Hurricanes come into the non-league battle with a 5-4 record. In their last battle, First Baptist School prevailed over Socastee (Myrtle Beach, SC), 37-36, in a non-league battle.
Game Summary
Bartram scored a layup off the opening tip and Nease quickly responded with consecutive three pointers. Game on!! At the mid point of the quarter, the score was knotted ( 9-9). Nease went on a 5-0 run before Bartram connected on a trey to close out the quarter, trailing by two (14-12).