Mansfield High Boys' Basketball Edges Out King Philip
Maryland-bound Jake Layman scores 28 points for the Warriors but the Hornets win 59-50.
There were many points in King Philip’s game against Mansfield where the Warriors were only a shot away from getting the lead. Yet that shot never came, and the Hornets pulled away each time. “I thought that they might get over the hump and we were gonna have to fight from behind a little," said Mansfield coach Mike Vaughan. We stuck with the game plan and got a few defensive stops, and it made a big difference.” . The KP Warriors fell to the Mansfield Hornets, 59-50, in the battle of two of the best teams in the area. After starting the game with a 6-0 lead and a 12-11 lead after one quarter, the Warriors couldn't handle the Hornets on the boards. Multiple second chance shots helped the Hornets get and extend the lead to 28-21 at halftime…
