PA's Seth Peeks looks for a teammate in the Pirates' loss to Marengo Academy.
BY BRIAN HAMILTON, Sports Correspondent
The Pickens Academy boys dropped two games in the Southern Christmas tournament last weekend, falling to Southern Academy 45-33 in the opener and then dropping the third place game to Marengo Academy 51-25 in the third place game Saturday morning.
“The big thing with us right now is we’ve got to start playing together,” Pickens Academy head coach Jeremy Pate said. “We’re a little stagnant on offense right now and defense isn’t the way it needs to be and that’s my fault, but we’re going to get on track, I hope.”
In the boys third-place game, Marengo jumped out to a 10-3 lead on Pickens Academy didn't know what hit them. The Longhorns continued to push the lead thanks to hot shooting and solid defense, as the Pirates trailed 16-3 after the first quarter with the only basket coming on a Seth Peeks three-pointer.
“They (Marengo) came out shooting and did a good job,” Pate said. “Their 1-3-1 (offense), they ran it pretty well, but our shots, we were missing wide open layups and it makes it tough.”
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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