Panthers' Strength Outmatches Tigers in Injury Fund Game
Johnston High School uses its superior height and experience to post a 48-35 Injury Fund victory over visiting Tiverton.
Size and experience matter. A tall and veteran Johnston High School girls' basketball team used those assets to register a 48-35 victory over youthful Tiverton High School Monday night in an Injury Fund game played on the Panthers' home court in the 2010-11 season debut for both squads. Six-foot-one senior center Alaina Denoncour poured in a game-high 22 points and junior forward Giana Mazzulla netted 10 points as Johnston produced 11-0 and 10-0 streaks to forge commanding leads before holding off a late charge by the Tigers. Bianca DiPrato and Emily Massey, both sophomores, topped Tiverton with 10 points apiece. The Tigers hung with the much bigger Panthers for much of the contest thanks to their scrappy and ball-hawking defense, but were…
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