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Posted Jan 31/11 - Pflugerville tops McNeill, 51-32, behind balanced scoring effort for 25th win on "Pink Zone" Night; Pflugerville-Georgetown top 10 state matchup next
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas -- On a night where the Panthers and Maverick players and coaches wore pink to support the fight against cancer and raise funds, Pflugerville relied on a balanced team effort en route to a 51-32 victory over McNeill HS at Panther Gym.

Senior forward Adesuwa Ebomwonyi led the Panthers with 11 points, a game-high five steals and four steals, while senior post Nneka Enemkpali added eight points and a game-best 10 rebounds. Junior forward Itiana Taylor also chipped in with eight points.

The win moves Pflugerville, ranked No. 10 in the TABC/Tex Preps Basketball Magazine weekly poll,  to 25-5 overall. The Panthers continue to sit in second place in the District 16-5A rankings at 9-1, one game behind Georgetown (25-3, 10-0). The Panthers and Georgetown, ranked No. 2 in the TABC rankings, will meet for the second time this season in a 7:30 p.m. battle on Friday, Feb. 4 at Georgetown.

The Panthers and Mavericks had a tight first quarter, with McNeill leading 13-11 before the Panthers exploded for a 17-4 run in the second quarter to take a 28-17 lead into halftime. Pflugervlle shot 52 percent from the floor in the first half, hitting 12 of 23 field goal attempts, while limiting McNeill to 30 percent shooting as the Mavs made six of 20 shots.

In the third quarter, Pflugervile pushed its lead to 17 early following back-to-back steals and fastbreak scores by Ebomwonyi and sophomore guard Taliyah Brooks for a 42-25 lead with 6:47 left.

The Panthers finished the game 19 for 40 from the field (48 percent) while McNeill shot 30.2 percent (13 of 43).
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