Union defeats Towns for 20th straight time
By TODD FORREST Sentinel Writer

The Union County Panthers picked up their 10th win of the season and their 20th consecutive win over rival Towns County 71-49. The last time Towns County's boys defeated Union County in basketball was in January 2000. Before that the Panthers went from 1996-1999 without losing to the Indians. Austin Collins led Union with 20 points, Cody Adams had 17, Ross scored 11, and Gowder added 9.

The Union County Panthers led 16-8 after one quarter and held a 33-22 lead at the half. The Panthers opened the third with a 7-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 40-22. The Panthers stretched their lead to 22 at 57-35 after three quarters of play. The two teams each scored 14 points during the final quarter.

SCORING SUMMARY: (2pters, 3pters, FT's, Total Pts)
Collins 5-3-1-20, Adams 4-
3-0-17, Ross 5-0-1-11, Gowder
4-0-1-9, Owenby 2-0-0-4,
Merritt 0-1-1-4, McConnell 2-
0-0-4, Colwell 1-0-0-2
UC: 18-15-24-14-71
TC: 12-10-13-14-49