KNOXVILLE — The Davis County Mustangs were looking for their first South Central Conference win Tuesday night when they traveled to Knoxville to take on the Panthers, but it was not to be. The Mustangs found themselves trapped in a whirlwind of Knoxville points, led by six triples off the bench by Carson Uitermarkt, that produced an 83-38 Panther win.
An 8-2 Panther run in the first three minutes of the game gave an indication of things to come. Burly Jack Bertrand took ownership of the glass with a pair of rebound put backs and Landon Norris drove the middle for two and drained a pair of free throws to account for the Panther points. The lone Mustang points in the run came by way of a drive to the hoop by Justin Matheney.
The Panther rampage continued and in the next ten minutes Knoxville outscored the Mustangs 25-9 to take a 33-11 lead with three minutes left in the first half. In that blast the Panthers turned the heat up from behind the arc and Uitermarkt zipped in three triples and Jay Kellar added another.
The Mustangs tried to stem the tide with free throws in the final three minutes of the first half as Matheney knocked down four free shots, Jack Bigsby added two more and Tucker Marshall notched one, but the Panthers countered with three balls from Kellar and Noah Keefer and took a 39-18 lead into intermission.
The Panthers were in high gear as the second half opened and with Uitermarkt lighting it up from behind the arc, the Knoxville lead was extended to 61-28 after three quarters. There was no stopping now as Knoxville rolled into victory lane with a big win.
Knoxville used great balance in the win with three players in double digits and two more with nine points each. Uiteremarkt led the way with 25 points, Keefer checked in with 11 points and Kellar added 10 points. Norris and Bertrand each scored nine points.
“This was a good bounce back from last Friday’s loss at Clarke,” Panther coach Troy Pearson said. “The defense set the tone early and the bench gave us some great minutes. When you have two good offensive players coming off the bench, that is a lethal weapon.”
The Panthers are 9-3 overall and are tied with EBF at 9-1 for the SCC lead. The Panthers host Chariton Saturday night for the Coaches vs Cancer activities.
Davis County 7 11 10 10 - 38
Knoxville 16 23 22 22 - 83
Knoxville scoring (FG FT-FTA Pts) – Noah Keefer 4 1-2 11, Carson Uitermarkt 7 3-4 23, Landon Norris 2 4-4 9, Drake Larson 1 0-0 2, Connor Willis 3 0-0 6, Jay Kellar 3 2-2 10, Kaiden Smith 0 4-4 4, Jack Bertrand 4 1-4 9, Gabe Clark 2 0-0 5. Team 27 17-24 83. Three-point goals (12) – Uitermarkt 6, Keefer 2, Kellar 2, Norris 1, Clark 1.
Knoxville rebounds (34) – Bertrand 9, Keffer 5, Uitermarkt 5, Smith 5, Carson Cecil 3, Norris 2, Kellar 2, Willis 1, Clark 1, Larson 1.
Knoxville steals (8) – Willis 2, Keefeer 1, Uitermarkt 1, Kellar 1, Smith 1, Kaden McGill 1, Clark 1.
Knoxville assists (15) – Keefer 5, Willis 2, Kellar 2, Cecil 2, Uitermarkt 1, Smith 1, Koby Higginbotham 1, Clark 1.
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