Coming back from winter break, the Mathews High School boys’ basketball teams split a pair of contests this week, with the JV and varsity squads losing to the visiting Lancaster Red Devils on Monday, bouncing back on Tuesday with wins at King and Queen.
Lancaster
Monday’s contests against the visiting Red Devils began with the JV game, with Mathews falling by a 36-28 margin. Lancaster opened the game with a full court press, leading Mathews to struggle getting the ball over half court. The press allowed the Red Devils to jump out to a quick 8-0 lead to open the game. The Blue Devils were held scoreless for the first six minutes of play until Finn McKinster made a tough layup to add points on the board for Mathews. The first quarter ended with Lancaster leading, 9-2. Lancaster extended its lead in the second quarter as the Red Devils’ Jamar Davis scored six of his 12 points in the period. Mathews was unable to keep up with the superior ball movement and speed of Lancaster as the first h...