The Newton County High School basketball squad fell to Molehill Academy Saturday night despite a devoted effort.
On the tail end of a 2 hour chilly public school bus ride, the scene was straight out of Hoosiers in the midst of a century-old field house of a gym.
The Steelworkers brought solid effort but struggled to score inside against Molehill's 1-2-2 zone defense. More problematic was the full court version of that defense, as the visitors handed the ball over 11 times in the first half and fell behind by ten.
"We average a point per possession, so every turnover costs us a point," assistant coach Joe McDonald said.
In the second half NCHS upped the pressure with a series of defensive traps, but they were only minimally effective and gave up a fair share of layups.
"We'll have to work on those," the head coach said.
Newton County brings a 12-3 record into a challenging week with another long road trip.
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