Panthers Post Huge Win Against Bellwood-Antis

Northern Bedford started the 2021 boys’ basketball season very differently than they ended the 2020 season in a 68-39 romp over visiting Bellwood-Antis on Jan. 19.

After a season-ending loss in the 2020 playoffs in which the Panthers defense was basically non-existent, Coach Randy Meck vowed to change his teams mindset.

“We’ve stressed defense non-stop and tried to make this team more defensive minded,” Meck said. “At least for tonight it looks as if that’s paid good dividends.”

It was the Panther offense that got off to a fast start as NB romped to a 29-12 edge after just one...