Jefferson freshman Trey Smith drives the baseline versus Pandora-Gilboa Saturday night. He scored a career-high 27 but the Wildcats fell to the Rockets at The Stage.

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DELPHOS — Pandora-Gilboa shot 55 percent from the floor in getting a 10-point lead over host Jefferson Saturday night and shot 8-of-11 from the free-throw line in the final 3:38 to hold off a late Wildcat charge to grab a 59-53 non-league clash at The Stage of Jefferson Middle School.

The Rockets (3-11) were paced by a trio in double digits: junior Seth Schmenk with 24, senior Jarod Triplehorn with 13 and classmate Abe Basinger 10.