By ERIC VICCARO
bnewssports@sbcglobal.net

The Forestburg and Saint Jo High School boys’ basketball teams battle each other hard.
As the old sports cliché goes, overall season records don’t mean a thing.
The Longhorns and Panthers played a competitive District 1A-21 game on Tuesday, and both teams had opportunities for victory.
Wyatt West, who tallied 19 points to lead all scorers, converted a couple of free throws to close Forestburg’s lead to 46-41 with 1 minute, 38 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
But Skyler Sandusky responded by making a bank shot on the Longhorns’ next possession and J.D. Moore scored the only point in the final minute on a free throw as Forestburg won 49-41.
The Longhorns appeared to snap out of their mid-season doldrums while Saint Jo elevated its performance against nearby rivals.
“Our kids did a good job of controlling the tempo of the game,” Saint Jo head boys’ basketball coach Brian Blank said. “Forestburg likes to get up and down the floor to take advantage of kids not getting back on defense and I thought we did a good job of getting back on defense and limiting their easy layups.”
Saint Jo dipped to 8-9 overall, 2-2 District 1A-21 while Forestburg improved to 10-8, 3-1. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.

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Saint Jo’s Wyatt West drives to the basket during Tuesday’s District 1A-21 game at Saint Jo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)