BOWLING GREEN — There is a reason why Delta has not given up more than 49 points in any game this year on its way to a 12-2 record — the Panthers’ 2-3 zone defense.
Monday on Bowling Green’s floor, the Bobcats struggled figuring out how to score against the Delta zone, falling to the Panthers, 45-43, in non-league boys basketball.
It is Delta’s sixth straight win, while the Bobcats have lost three straight. Delta 6-foot-3 senior forward Nolan Risner says the defense has been a work in progress for four years.
“My freshman year I came in, and we had a coach who was in his second year, he played some college ball and played a 2-3 zone there and we’ve been running it four years now. We’ve gotten pretty good at it,” Risner said.
The Panthers start four seniors and one junior, so they are well-bred in the 2-3 zone by now. Only there is one twist — somebody has to guard the opponents’ best player.
That job fell on Risner, who held BG 6-foot-8 senior forward Jabari…
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