Ellender Overcomes 13 Point Deficit To Advance To The Quarterfinals

The Patriots got off to a good start versus Edna Karr leading 15-12 after the first quarter with two big time dunks by Dionjahe Thomas that got the crowd into it early in “The House of Pain”. 

​The Cougars would step it up in the second taking a 23-21 lead going into halftime.

In the third, the Cougars extended their lead to 45-34 going into the fourth. Keith Jones & Shyves Johnson was critical to the Cougars run scoring 6 points a piece in the quarter.

​The Patriots went on a 13-4 run in the fourth to give them their first lead since the second quarter 51-49 with 3:31 left after two free throws by Dionjahe Thomas. Thomas scored 16 of his game high 31 points in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots pull out a nail biter 57-53. 
Dionjahe Thomas led all scorers with 31 points, 16 rebounds, & 4 blocks. And O’Ryan James finished with 7 points for the Patriots.

Leland Smith led the Cougars with 13 points. The Patriots will travel to Shreveport on Friday to take the #3 seed Woodlawn-Shreveport with a chance to advance to the Semifinals in Lake Charles. 
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