Polk County scored 35 points in the fourth quarter but couldn’t complete a comeback in a 94-86 loss to Owen in Tuesday’s Western Highlands Conference boys basketball clash at Polk.
Owen (11-7, 4-3 WHC) led 71-51 entering the fourth quarter before the Wolverines mounted their rally. Owen’s Asante Martin led all scorers with 32 points, and the Warhorses connected on 11 3-pointers in the game.
Khristian Littlejohn led Polk County (3-13, 0-6 WHC) with 28 points. Nate Fagan added 17 points with five 3-pointers, Aaron Jackson scored 15 and Khalil Austin had eight. Littlejohn had 10 points in the fourth quarter and Fagan and Austin each scored eight in the Wolverines’ furious rally.
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Ross Dow finished with six points for Polk, Chase Stansbury had four and Brady Carroll, Luke Garrison, Jesse Moore and Blake Anderson each added two.
The Wolverines finished with nine 3-pointers.
Polk County travels to Brevard on Wednesday for a non-conference game.
