Patton staged a second-half rally Tuesday, fighting back to upend Polk County 54-36 in a Mountain Foothills 7 junior varsity boys basketball battle at Polk.
The Wolverines (0-7) surged to a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter, kept the lead at halftime and were up by as many as 10 points midway through the third quarter before the Panthers began to fight back.
Trailing 31-21, Patton scored 12 straight points in the third period, surging into the lead before a Nate Fagan free throw at the 1:44 mark stopped the rally.
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Patton, though, continued to steadily pull away, and eventually outscored Polk County 33-5 in the final 16 minutes of the game to secure the win.
Fagan led the Wolverines with 15 points, with Dre Thompson and Keyan Simpson each scoring four. Polk got two points each from Kamron Cunningham, Ross Dow, Tae Gary and Harris Windsor.
Polk County returns to action Wednesday, hosting Avery for a non-conference matchup.
