The Johnston girls basketball team had its opening night spoiled by host Davies, who would erase a nine-point deficit to roll to the 52-47 comeback win.
The Panthers led by as many as nine points including a seven-point lead in the third quarter. Davies caught fire late in the third and would pull within a point heading into the fourth, then would control the final eight minutes while coming up with some big shots along the way to grab the victory.
Davies would break through to tie the score with 6:45 remaining and would score the eventual game-winner at the 4:10 mark.
Johnston took an 18-11 lead after one quarter, led by Ava Waterman who hit three 3-pointers to pace the Johnston offense. Although the Panther offense continued to shoot well and produce in the second, Davies’ offense would respond with multiple 3-pointers of its own from Naydelin Ruiz to make it 31-30 at the halftime break.
Sophomore Bella Gesualdi led the Panthers with game-high 13 points while Waterman picked up 11.
Johnston dropped to 0-1 in the Division IV standings to start the winter season and next faced Central on Wednesday night. The results were not available at press time.
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