ELYRIA — Despite outscoring Perkins in the final quarter of play Friday (12/27), Elyria Catholic’s boys basketball team fell to the Pirates 57-53 in a non-conference contest at the Coliseum.
Matisse Williams led the Panthers (1-8) with a game-high 18 points, which included an 11-point third quarter. Teammate Purvie Smallwood III added 10 points in the effort, while Ben Essenmacher chipped in eight.
EC stormed back from a nine-point deficit in the third quarter and got within three points in the fourth, before the Pirates held on for the win…