Dominick, who finished with 29 points, scored 11 first quarter points and Shaw, who had 21 in the game, added 10 points as Mansfield took a 23-11 lead after a quarter of play. 

The host Wildcats held an 11-7 lead in the opening frame .. with Dominick accounting for all seven of Mansfield’s points .. when Shaw hit a three with 4:54 on the clock, starting a 16-0 run by the Tigers to end the quarter.

The run featured another 3-pointer, a baseline runner and a finish at the rim by Shaw, a midrange jumper by Talon D’Angelo and two more buckets by Dominick. 

A 10-7 Athens’ second quarter saw Shaw score twice .. with his third three .. and Alex Davis’ first score in his return to action following a shoulder injury. He’d finish with nine points in the game. D’Angelo, Patrick Youmans and Brady Stetter rounded out Mansfield’s scoring with two points each.

Up 30-21 after being held scoreless in the second quarter, Dominick went off in the third for 10 points and Shaw added his fourth three to help the Tigers to a 17-12 advantage and a 47-33 lead going into the final frame. 

Four free throws by Dominick, three by Davis and one by Shaw highlighted the Tigers’ 18-13 fourth quarter.

Mansfield shot 8-for-14 from the free throw line in the game .. 8-for-12 in the fourth quarter .. while Athens made 11-of-14.

The Tigers (15-6 overall, 11-4 NTL, 6-4 large school) have one regular season game remaining .. Tuesday at Cowanesque Valley .. followed by the NTL Showdown and post season play.