East Juniata muscled out hard TVL win over Newport
The East Juniata boys basketball team chalked up a win Tuesday as it survived a 46-43 win over Newport.
Leading the way offensively was Tanner Barth with a 19-point effort.
Teammate Wayne Dressler rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Tigers with 14.
Newport’s Adam Reich finished with 13 while teammate Eric Lawler finished with 10.
The Buffaloes opened the game by outscoring the Tigers by a slim 13-11 margin to win the opening period scoring.
Newport also finished two point ahead in the second quarter, this time is by an 11-9 margin.
When the two went into the intermission,Newport led 24-20.
East Juniata made a strong statement coming out of halftime as it outscored the Buffaloes 12-4.
Though Newport took the final stanza, 15-14 it wouldn’t be enough to get the victory as EJ prevailed.