Patton raced to a 21-point halftime lead Friday and spoiled Polk County’s Mountain Foothills 7 Conference debut in an 81-48 boys basketball victory in Morganton.
The Panthers (7-2, 1-0) built a 45-24 advantage by the break as Polk County (4-1, 0-1) had to cope with foul trouble for starters Dominique Carson and Antonio Simpson.
Carson hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to pace Polk County, with Simpson and Kris Littlejohn each adding eight.
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Kanye Staley had four points, Brandon West added three and Wayne Carson and Vincent Twitty each finished with two points for the Wolverines.
Isaiah Spears added a point for Polk County, which travels Monday to Rosman before returning home Tuesday for an MF7 matchup with Hendersonville.
