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3-on-3 basketball season begins

The first 3-on-3 intramural basketball game of the season, which followed a hasty orientation and a little trouble finding a missing whistle, pitted the Panthers against the Butler Street Byrd Gang.

After overcoming a slow start synonymous with first games, the game went into high gear with a closely competitive first half. The game went back and forth, with neither team able to gain much of an advantage over the other.

In the second half, however, the Butler Street Byrd Gang was able to pull away, taking its lead from only four to double-digits. The Panthers were never able to mount much of a comeback, only able to close the gap to single digits once.

 They lost the hard-fought game 41-55. Chris Hill, MVP from last year's 5-on-5 season, led the Byrd Gang with 18 points in the losing effort. Dominique Carter, who scored 27 points to lead the Byrds, was confident about the team�s chances at the championship after the win.

 "We�re going to beat everybody. Fear the Byrds," he said. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Shannon Warriors went against the Bulldogs. Unlike in the first game, there was never much of a hint of competition.

The Warriors shut out the Bulldogs for the first five minutes of the game. For the Warriors, it was all about Jack Moss. From the very start of the game, his pinpoint accuracy with 3-pointers paved the way for a dominating performance.

After doubling the Bulldogs in points in the first half, the Warriors ended up closing it out 65-40 in an uneventful second half. "If we stay together and work hard, we�ll come out on top," said Moss, who accounted for over half of his team�s points with 33.

One of the few bright spots for the Bulldogs was Ashley Williams, the lone female player in the league, who led her team in points with 15. "I came here to play, even if I was the only girl, and give it my best," Williams said.