Battling out of a large deficit and a first-half slump, the Panthers tied the score late in the fourth quarter, but Joppatowne walked off the court with a 57-52 victory and its first Capital City Classic championship last night.
"I'm very pleased with our effort," Annapolis coach DeWayne Wallace said. "It took us a long time to get going. If we had just two more minutes, we'd have a different outcome."
Britany Thornton scored a game-high 20 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left. Zemeria Jones added 14 points and eight...
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