Palacios plenty for Warren

The #5 Clark Cougars exploded for a 12 point lead in the third quarter against the #9 Warren Warriors and survived the final quarter frenzy to remain undefeated in District 27-5A.  Clark defeated Warren 67-59.

The Warriors started the game with a 3-pointer and stepped out to a quick 7-0 lead.  Down by 8 points with 5:35 left in the quarter, the Cougars went on a  12-5 run to make it a one point game on a Jacob Palacios bucket plus one with two minutes left in the quarter.  Ansley Benjamin finished the quarter with a sweet move to the basket with 22 seconds left to give the Cougars a 18-17 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

Both teams attacked the basket in the 2nd quarter, including back to back 3-pointers from Warren.  A Sean Cason jumper ended the quarter and the Cougars trailed by one, 33-34 going into the half.

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