Closing with a bang
BUTLER TWP — Franklin Regional was hanging around — until Braylon Littlejohn hung a big play on the Panthers.
The visitors had possession to begin the fourth quarter Friday night in the Butler gym, looking to cut an 11-point deficit down to single digits. But Littlejohn stole the ball near mid-court, drove to the hoop, laid the ball in, was fouled and completed the three-point play seconds into that final period.
Butler’s lead never left double digits from there and the Golden Tornado (4-1) rolled to a 67-48 boys basketball victory over the previously unbeaten Panthers (5-1).
“That play gave us a spark,” Littlejohn said. “But a lot of guys contributed to it and to this win.”
Moments later, Littlejohn assisted on an Ayden Davis trey as Butler widened its lead to 55-40 with 6:26 to play.
“We got a lot of three’s tonight from different players,” Butler coach Matt Clement said. “We forced them out of their zone early and we worked hard to generate offense inside as well.
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