LE ROY — The Southern Coffey County High boys are still seeking their first win of the season after a 44-19 sluggish loss to Peabody on Tuesday.
The Titans have only one upperclassmen on the team.
Southern Coffey County’s Thomas Nickel was the only Titan to hit a shot in the first quarter. Peabody’s Jack Parks hit a trio of three-pointers and Matt Spencer went under for a two-pointer in the opening quarter as well.
AJ DeAnda and Nickel helped Southern Coffey get on the board in the second quarter on a trio of two-pointers which gave the Titans eight total points in the first half.
Spencer then scored another couple of two-pointers and Jefferson Glover hit a couple baskets in the second quarter. Parks also went in for a layup to take the 23-8 halftime advantage.
“Our lack of experience does hamper us in a lot of ways because we don’t have a lot of options on defense and offense,” said SCC head coach Brian Rand. “We will keep working at adding things and improving throughout the year.”
DeAnda found his stroke in the second half when he hit a three-pointer and went for a couple of baskets in the third quarter.
Peabody’s Spencer hit a few more two-pointers and a free throw for the 30-16 lead heading to the fourth.
DeAnda was the lone scorer for the Titans the remainder of the game.
Peabody’s Glover hit a couple of two-pointers and Spencer and Parks each collected points in the final quarter as the Warriors held off the Titans with a 44-19 final score.
“We played very hard for the entire game,” Rand said. “But we also need to focus on the fundamentals and understand the game and situations better.”
DeAnda finished in double digits scoring 15 points while Nickel scored four points. The duo were the only scorers for the Titans.
Southern Coffey County hosts Marais des Cygnes on Thursday.
Southern Coffey County (8-1-2-19—19): (FG/3pt): Winn 0-0-1-0, DeAnda 6-2-4-15, Summers 0-0-0-0, Rolf 0-0-5-0, Boling 0-0-0-0, Newton 0-0-3-0, Christian 0-0-1-0, Nickel 2-0-5-4.
Peabody (16-9-5—44): (FG/3pt): Gosser 0-0-1-0, Parks 5-6-2-18, Partridge 0-0-0-0, Strotkamp 0-0-0-0, Spencer 7-2-2-16, Wortmann 0-0-0-0, Glover 4-1-0-9.
