What’s the best way to start the basketball season? How about against two of the toughest opponents in the state?
Jefferson High began its 2019-20 campaign last weekend at the 24th annual Imerys Tournament in Three Forks – and the boys had the fortune, good or otherwise, to draw Fairfield and Huntley Project, both of them likely top 10 Class B teams.
The Panthers’ Friday game against Fairfield went south quickly. The Eagles scored the first seven points before Josiah Williams put the first Panther points on the board and Avery Stiles followed with a two. Jefferson pulled to within a point on baskets by Tyler Harrington and Braden Morris, but the next eight points went to Fairfield, fueling a 21-11 margin after one.
