Johns Creek fell to Pope 55–54 in a tough matchup tonight. Ouss Ibrahim led the Gladiators with 16 points. Johns Creek is now 1–1 on the season and will face Northview on Tuesday. The game marked the season opener for the Pope Greyhounds. It was a hard fought game and pope took a 7 point lead with 4 minutes left but the scrappy gladiators hung tough and tied the game very late. pope made a free throw with 3 seconds left to go up one and the last shot by the gladiators was off the mark.
