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TYSON FLORENCE, STAFF MEMBER
Tyson Florence is the writer for the “Sports with Florence” column here on The SIREN. He is a junior from New Brighton, a football player, and has been attending Lincoln Park since seventh grade.
LP BASKETBALL ON FIRE
SPORTS WITH FLORENCE
December 9, 2022
With basketball season just starting up, the boys’ and girls’ Lincoln Park Leopards have seemingly been playing with a chip on their shoulder this season. The boys’ are 3-0 and the girls’ are 4-0, both teams show no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
In their first game, the boys’ beat Imani Christian Academy 77-74 in a thriller between the top two sophomores in the state, Imani Christian’s Alier Maluk and LP’s Meleek Thomas. Their next game against Montour they won 70-50, and their most recent game against Moon they won 77-55. They will be hosting the Beaver Bobcats on the 16th at 7:30, come support your LP Leopards!
The Lady Leopards has been rolling through their schedule so far this season, they won their first game 59-38 against the defending 1A WPIAL champions Bishop Canevin. Then won their next game against Fort Cherry with a score of 60-31. Their most recent game against Westinghouse they dominated the bullsdogs, ending the game with a score of 70-28. Their next game is at home against Central Valley on the 15th. Come and show support for the lady leopards!