FARMINGTON -- Greenbrier waited until the second half to shake off the rust from a 17-day layoff.
The Panthers broke open a close game later in the third quarter and defeated Farmington 59-48 Friday at Cardinal Arena.
Greenbrier outscored Farmington 18-11 in the third quarter after trailing 27-25 at halftime.
The Panthers continued to pull away and led 49-41 early in the fourth quarter following a dunk and two free throws by A.J. Matthews. Devin Clark scored 15 points to lead Greenbrier (11-6), which had been off since playing at Beebe on Dec. 19.
"I was really worried, we've been off 17 days and it's really hard to play up here," Greenbrier coach Mike Simmons said. "I'm really glad we came out of here with the win."
Kobe Dunlap added 12 for Greenbrier while Jacob Gray had 14 for Farmington before he fouled out with midway through the fourth quarter. Xavier Staten scored 10 points before he fouled with the Cardinals trailing 51-44.
The game was mostly even until Greenbrier surged ahead late in the third quarter. Mason Matthews and Dunlap each made driving layups before Clark followed with a 3-pointer in front of the Greenbrier bench.
Farmington (6-8) couldn't recover and Greenbrier left with its fifth win in its last six games.
Farmington took a 27-25 lead at halftime following a basket and two free throws by Jacob Gray. The Cardinals were able to regain the momentum after steals in the backcourt led to three consecutive baskets by Greenbrier, which pulled ahead 25-20.
Staten answered with his second 3-pointer in the quarter and Gray finished the half with four consecutive points to put the Cardinals ahead.
Greenbrier 59, Farmington 48
Greenbrier 14 11 18 16 -- 59
Farmington 14 13 11 10 -- 48
Greenbrier (11-6): Clark 15, Dunlap 14, Matthews 12, Thomey 9, Linn 3, Tilley 4, Stewart 2.
Farmington (6-8): Gray 14, Staten 10, Maxwell 8, Valenzuela 6, Montez 6, Shelly 2, Montez 2.
GIRLS
Farmington 63, Greenbrier 34
Farmington built a 17-3 lead while posting an easy victory over the Lady Panthers.
Alexis Roach scored 18 points to pace the Lady Cardinals, who made eight of its nine 3-pointers in the first half. Makenna Vanzant finished with 15 points while Madisyn Pense and Camryn Journagan added 11 apiece.
"We've got several kids who can really stretch people defensively," Farmington coach Brad Johnson said. "They spend a lot of time on that craft and, even when practice in over, they're going to stay until they hit about 100 threes."
Farmington led 25-13 after one quarter and 38-23 at halftime. Arden Naylor and Breleigh Simmons each scored seven to lead Greenbrier.
Farmington 63, Greenbrier 34
Greenbrier 13 10 5 6 -- 34
Farmington 25 13 7 18 -- 63
Greenbrier (2-14): Naylor 7, Simmons 7, Harmon 5, McGee 4, Donham 3, Spencer 3, Glover 3, Moss 2.
Farmington (13-2): Roach 18, Vanzant 15, Pense 11, Journagan 11, Ball 5, Parsley 3.
Preps Basketball on 01/06/2018