Presbyterian threatened to put the game out of reach early on as they raced out to a 9-0 lead just three minutes into the opening quarter. Hayden Eustachy score seven of the Bobcat’s first nine points and finished the first quarter with nine as Presbyterian took a 13-5 lead into the second quarter.
Presbyterian opened the second quarter with a Mitchell Moore steal and lay-in to push the lead to 15-5 but Parklane answered with five straight points as Jared Bullock hit a basket plus one and Steven Swindle converted off a Presbyterian turnover to trim the deficit to 15-10 with just one minute gone in the quarter. Chet Wilson’s 12 foot jumper at the 3:32 mark pulled the Pioneers to within three at 19-16 and a steal and basket by Nick Penn narrowed the margin to 19-18 with three minutes left in the half. With Presbyterian holding a slim 24-22 lead Parklane pulled even at 24-24 when Chet Wilson found Jared Bullock on an inbounds play under the Pioneer basket with 42 seconds left in the opening half.
Parklane took their first lead of the night at 26-24 on a Parker Moore drive and lay-in on the Pioneer’s first possession of the third quarter. That lead moved to 28-24 just 14 seconds later as Steven Swindle scored on a transition basket. Presbyterian regained the lead following a Parklane turnover at the 5:57 mark of the quarter as Hayden Eustachy nailed a 3-pointer from the wing to put the Bobcats up 29-28. Neither team would enjoy more than a four point advantage in a third quarter that consisted of four lead changes and three ties. The quarter ended with the score knotted up at 36-36.
(Above) James Akers (#5) of Presbyterian in the middle of five Parklane defenders
Presbyterian’s Cade Martin pulled down an offensive rebound and scored to break a 40-40 tie with 5:43 left in the game and the Bobcats ran off ten unanswered points to take a 50-40 lead with 2:43 left in regulation. Parker Moore’s 3-pointer cut the deficit to seven at 50-43 with 2:34 left but Parklane would get no closer as Presbyterian hit 10/12 free throws the final two minutes to take a 63-54 road win.
Hayden Eustachy had a game high 14 points to lead Presbyterian, Gage Garner added 12, James Akers had 11, Cade Martin 8, Hunter Hawkins 7, Mitchell Moore 5 and Drew Deen 3 points. 
(Above) Parklane's Parker Moore (#11) with two of his 12 pts
Parklane slipped to 10-6 and 1-3 with the loss. The Pioneers were led by Jared Bullock with 13 points, Parker Moore had 12, Nick Penn 10, Steven Swindle 8, Chet Wilson 7 and Bryce Bean and Taylor Smith 2 apiece.
Presbyterian will host Copiah on Thursday while Parklane travels to Jackson Prep.
PC…13…11…12…27…63
PA….5….19…12…18…54
Girls...........
The Presbyterian Lady Bobcats worked through a slow start last night to take a 41-21 win over Parklane in McComb. Katye Magee and Shealy Molpus combined for 31 points as the second ranked Lady Bobcats improved to 13-5.
Parklane struggled to get a shot off against the stringent Presbyterian man-to-man defense in the first quarter but found themselves only down three points as the low scoring opening quarter ended with Presbyterian up 5-2.
(Above) Presbyterian's Alex Bradley with a jumper
Katye Magee started the second quarter off with a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Lady Bobcats up 8-2 but Kellen Choate answered with a 3-pointer of her own from the top of the key to close the gap to 8-5 with 5:25 left in the half. Unfortunately for Parklane that would be their only points in the quarter and Katye Magee took over as the senior scored nine points in the quarter to help Presbyterian take a 16-5 lead into the locker-room at the half.
It didn’t take long for the scoring to heat up in the third quarter. Emily Alford started the quarter with a jumper for the Lady Pioneers and at the 4:33 mark Kellen Choate nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key to help Parklane pull to within six points at 18-12. Presbyterian managed to keep Parklane at bay as Shealy Molpus hit a 17 footer off the glass with 4:04 left. The senior finished the quarter with a driving basket with just 7 seconds left to give the Lady Bobcats a 30-19 advantage entering the final quarter. 
(Above) Presbyterian's Katye Magee
Presbyterian ran off six straight points to start the final quarter. Molpus converted off a Parklane turnover, Katye Magee hit a jumper from the elbow and Alex Bradley hit a bucket to quickly put the Lady Bobcats up 36-19 with 4:23 left in the game. Parklane’s only basket of the quarter came on an Emily Alford baseline jumper at the 4:03 mark to move the score to 36-21. Presbyterian finished the scoring on an Erin Smith assist to Alex Bradley in the final minute as the Lady Bobcats left McComb with a 41-21 win.
Katye Magee had a game high 17 points to lead Presbyterian, Shealy Molpus added 14, Erin Holifield and Alex Bradley had 4 each and Erin Smith 2.
With the loss Parklane fell to 7-9 and 0-4. The Lady Pioneers were led by Kellen Choate with 9 points, Emily Alford added 6, Molly Adams 4 and Leighton Honea 2.
Presbyterian hosts Copiah on Thursday while Parklane travels to Jackson Prep.
PC…5…11…14…11…41
PA…2….3….14….2..21
