It took a Jevaughn Murphy 3-pointer at the buzzer for William Penn to go into halftime down by single digits. The Bearcats opened the second quarter with an 11-3 run, but Penn Wood answered back and leads 34-26 after two quarters of play.
The adrenaline must have already been pumping, but Malachi Leonard's dunk to make the score 21-14 ignited the crowd and seem to help his teammates take it to another level. William Penn continued it's strong play and made the score 22-20 on a Chemin Lambert layup with 5:10 left in the second quarter.
Penn Wood rediscovered its game at that point, forcing the same turnovers that plagued the Bearcats in the first half. They were also forced fouls on key William Penn players, as Kelvin Parker and Chemin Lambert have both picked up their third.
For William Penn, Leonard has clearly come to play tonight and has been a major factor so far. He finished the first half with six points. Jevaughn Murphy has been another star and leads the Bearcats in scoring with 11 points.
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