The Thanksgiving break had no affect on the Marianna Middle School Bullpups, as the ‘A’ basketball team as they picked up right where they left off before the holiday.
The Pups played host to the Port St. Joe Sharks Monday evening and picked up a pair of wins.
In the ‘B’ game, it was a 43-32 win for the Pups, but the ‘A’ team pulled out all the stops with a 72-43 thrashing of the young Sharks.
In ‘A’ team action, Marianna started out strong and never looked back, picking up 18 first quarter points while holding St. Joe to just five.
At the half, Marianna was cruising with a 28-20 lead with the bench getting optimum playing time in the second quarter.
Following the halftime break, both teams put on an offensive showing in the third quarter with Marianna scoring 19 points and St. Joe 17.
The final quarter was all Bullpups though, with a season quarter high of 25 points while holding the Sharks to just six points to take the win.
Leading the Bullpups in scoring was Tre Clemmons with 21 points, while Herman Williams picked up a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Also in double figures was Dre Perry with 12 points.
In the ‘B’ game, the Pups outscored the Sharks 8-6 in the first period, but it was the Sharks battling back to pull within one at the half 14-13.
The Sharks were dominant in the third quarter posting 15 huge points while holding the Pups to just 10 and taking a 28-24 lead into the final period of play.
The Pups answered by shutting out the Sharks, allowing no points in the fourth quarter, while firing off 19 of their own to take the victory.
Leading Marianna in scoring was Deontre Rhynes with 19 points, followed by Tyler White with 10.
On the board with eight points was Anton Williams.
The Pups were scheduled to travel to Walton on Thursday night.
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