Gorillas blow past Reardan

Davenport gets hot after slow start

Drew Lawson, The Record-Times | Last updated Dec 18, 2022 1:42pm0

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Davenport senior Tennessee Rainwater gets to the rim against Reardan Tuesday. Rainwater scored 35 points and missed just three shots in the Gorillas' 74-39 win over the Screaming Eagles Dec. 13.

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DAVENPORT-For the first five minutes of the rivalry boys basketball matchup between Reardan and Davenport, it looked like the visiting Screaming Eagles might have figured something out about the Gorillas.

Then, the threes started raining in for Davenport and the Gorillas overcame a slow offensive start to win 74-39.

Reardan came out packing the paint, taking away Davenport's driving lanes and forcing contested three-point shots that the Gorillas couldn't hit. This allowed the visitors to jump out to a 9-3 lead that had those clad in maroon ecstatic.

"We can't over-help on them, because they're...