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The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team positioned itself to play for the Pioneer District regular-season championship with two district road wins last week. The Fighting Blues (18-4 overall, 9-1 district) cruised to an 90-48 win over Bath County on Tuesday of last week before defeating Narrows 83-66 on Thursday.
With the win over Narrows (19-3, 9-1), PM avenged a 54-52 Dec. 12 home loss to the Green Wave. In the first meeting, Narrows made a last-second layup to win.
In the rematch, the Blues broke away from a close game in the second half to put both teams tied at the top of the Pioneer District standings. PM led 38-34 at halftime before outscoring the Green Wave 21-14 in the third quarter to take a 59-48 lead into the fourth quarter, and the Blues maintained the comfortable lead for the rest of the game.
It was the Blues’ first win at Narrows since the 2021-22 season, when PM won the regular-season title.
PM and Narrows, which won the district regular-season and tournament titles last year, were scheduled to face off on Monday night at James River High School in Buchanan to determine the regular-season champion and top seed in the Pioneer District tournament (see separate story for results of Monday’s game).
Regardless of the outcome, the Blues will play host for a district semifinal game tonight, Wednesday, at 7 p.m., with the opponent determined in a quarterfinal game on Monday night. Visit www.thenews-gazette. com for district tournament updates.
PM 90, BC 48
The Blues cruised to a 90-48 road win over Bath County on Tuesday of last week.
With the win, PM completed a sweep of the season series. When the teams met on Jan. 30 at PM, the Blues won 86-55.
In the rematch against the Chargers (1112, 2-8) the Blues tied their highest-scoring tally of the season with 90 points.
Leading the way for PM was Landon Catlett with a season-high 29 points. Catlett also had five rebounds, three assists and five steals. Also stepping up for PM were Nathan Glass and Langston Cook, who scored 13 points each, with Cook grabbing four steals. JJ Jones led PM with 13 assists, 10 rebounds and eight points, while Peyton Montgomery added eight points.
