Success From The Free Throw Line – Key In Pocomoke’s Championship

March 13, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Basketball, Featured Sports, Local Sports, Sports Video

College Park, MD – It was a tale of two halves. It was the second that propelled Pocomoke to a 64-56 win over Lake Clifton and the Maryland 1A State Championship.

Specifically it was the fourth quarter. The Warriors outscored the Lakers 20-6 in the final eight minutes. Free throw shooting was a major factor in this win. 34 of Pocomoke’s 64 points came from the line. For the game, the Warriors hit 81.0% of their free throws.

Tyler Nixon led Pocomoke with 23 points. The win is the fourth state title in the history of the school and Pocomoke’s first since 2002.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.