The Paris Eagles resumed conference play last Friday night for the first time since December 11 when they defeated the Danville Little Johns at Paris Gymnasium. Paris made the short trip to Booneville to take on the Bearcats in the first of two conference match-ups. The Eagles defeated Booneville by the score of 65-51 in a game that was not necessarily as close as the final score may indicate. With the win, Paris advances to 4-0 in conference play.
At press time for this story, the Eagles were looking ahead to their next conference game at Hackett on Tuesday and returning home on Thursday to play the Charleston Tigers. The week is extremely important to Paris as they look to make a big move in the standings of the first half of the conference season.
Eagles coach Andrew Tencleve has his team playing good basketball that features fast, pressing, up tempo offense and a tough man to man defense. Fans will be treated to a great home game on January 12 when the Charleston Tigers, led by Brandon Scott, visit Paris Gymnasium. Scott, the offensive player of the year in 3A football in Arkansas, recently scored 40 points in a Tigers’ basketball victory over Cossatot River. He will be a force to contend with for the Eagles, and fans will not want to miss this game!
