Fillies Defeat Lady Rebels in Overtime, Rebels Win

The Fillies were still trailing at the end of the third period, but had a 9-0 run of their own in the top of the fourth to take the lead. Fouls against the Lady Rebels in the second half assisted the Fillies in their victory although they hit only three of 12 opportunities. The Lady Rebels did not go to the charity stripe in the second half and only three times in the first.

The first period, the Fillies took an 11-9 lead as Lakeah Lockhart and Crystal Fuller each contributed four points, while Waneca Melton scored two and Kodia Tharpe added one. Jones led the Lady Rebels with four while Becky Toombs scored three and Julie Smith added two.

The second quarter, the Lady Rebels fought back and hit well from the field with a three-pointer and five total points from Jasmine McMackins, a three- pointer from Jones and two each from Toombs and Kristin Wiggins. Fuller led with six points for the Fillies while Ashley Lockhart hit a three-pointer and L. Lockhart scored one. At intermission, the game was tied at 21.

The second half began with the Lady Rebels playing well defensively and scoring well from the field. Jones hit two three-pointers to lead with six, followed by Toombs with four, Bowlin with a three-pointer and Amanda Barnes with two. L. Lockhart hit a three-pointer and led with four, followed by A. Lockhart with a three-pointer, Fuller with two and Tharpe with one.

After three, McKenzie led 36-31. As the fourth period began, the Lady Rebels shooting touch was suddenly cold and the Fillies managed to gain a few key baskets to regain the lead. Although the Fillies began to stall the ball late in the period, the Lady Rebels managed to gain a turnover and tied the game at 40 sending it into overtime. Jones and Toombs each scored two for McKenzie. L. Lockhart led with five, followed by W. Melton and Brandi Melton with two each. The overtime began with a short jump shot by Barnes to give the Lady Rebels a 42- 40 edge. However, Fuller and L. Lockhart scored two each and A. Lockhart one to give the Fillies their three-point edge for victory as they won 45-42.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Lindsey Jones 15, Becky Toombs 11,
HUNTINGDON: Lakeah Lockart 16, Crystal Fuller 14, Ashley Lockhart 7, Waneca Melton 4, Brandi Melton 2, Kodia Tharpe 2.

In the night's second game, the Rebels took the initial lead and put three players in double figures as they defeated the Mustangs. The first quarter, Bryan Huffman hit a three-pointer and led the Rebels with five points while John French and Rory Lacey each connected on a three-pointer, Johnathan Adkisson scored two and Brandon Trull hit one at the line. Keanon McKinnie, Alex Jordan and Justin Truett each scored two for the Mustangs while Robert Weathers added one at the line. McKenzie led 14- 7 after one.

The second quarter, the Stangs outscored the Rebels 11 to seven to narrow the gap to 21-18 by intermission. McKinnie hit a three-pointer and led the Stangs with five while Jordan added four and Kenneth Hillsman scored two. Lacey hit a three-pointer and led McKenzie with five while Adkisson scored two.

The second half, the Rebels continued to hit well including five of five at the line while the Stangs struggled both at the line and from the field.

The third quarter, Trull was two for two at the line and scored six total points to lead McKenzie. Lacey was three for three at the line and added five, Adkisson scored four, Huffman hit a three-pointer and Ryan Drewry scored two. Truett hit two shots from three- point range to lead Huntingdon with six, followed by Jordan with four as McKenzie improved their margin to 41-28.

The final period, Trull led all scorers with eight points for McKenzie, followed by Lacey with a three-pointer and five total points and Adkisson with two. Terrence Bell led Huntingdon with five, followed by Jordan with three and Weather with two. McKenzie won the game, 56-38. For the game, the Rebels hit six of eight attempts at the line while the Stangs were five of 10.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Rory Lacey 18, Brandon Trull 15, Johnathan Adkisson 10, Bryan Huffman 8, John French 3, Ryan Drewry 2.
HUNTINGDON: Alex Jordan 13, Justin Truett 8, Keanon McKinnie 7, Terrence Bell 5, Robert Weathers 3, Kenneth Hillsman 2. McKenzie Middle School Picks Up Victories Over Milan, Inman By Pat Cole The McKenzie Middle School Rebels and Lady Rebels continued to win as their season nears its end. With the exception of one game in January, a rematch with Huntingdon, the teams have virtually completed their seasons. The county tournament for middle schools remains in doubt at press time.

On December 6, the teams met Milan and gained victories in each game. In the opening contest, Courtney Creasy led the Lady Rebels in their 37-28 victory over the Lady Bulldogs. Creasy scored well throughout the game, picking up four first quarter points, two in the third quarter and 10 big points in the fourth period to lead with 16 points overall. Courtney Wiggins and Brooke Cole each contributed seven points to the night's victory while Jalissa Brown had four and Anna Trull had a three-pointer. The Lady Rebels got off to a slow start with only six total points in the first period, but still led 6-5 after one. They game remained close until intermission when the Lady Rebels had a 15-12 lead. The third period they outscored the Lady Dogs 6-4 to improve their margin slightly to 21-16 and then won the game with a 16-12 run in the fourth.

In the night's second game, the Rebels took a big lead in the first quarter, leading 15-4 after one, and continued to outscore the Bulldogs. At intermission, McKenzie led 21-10, then led 28-19 after three and won the game 37-24. Drew Hayes led McKenzie with 14 points, followed by Greg Pruitt with seven, Marquice Tharpe with six, Hunter Downing with five, Beau Brown with three and Brice Priestley with two.

On December 10, the teams hosted Inman and again won. The Lady Rebels scored easily throughout the first three quarters to hold a 42-13 advantage going into the final six minutes of play. Although they did not score but four points the final period, they won the game easily 46-20. McKenzie led 14-5 after one and 29-10 at intermission. Cole had a good game from the field and led with 13 points, followed by Trull with nine, including a three-point shot in the first quarter. Wiggins hit a three- pointer in the second as she and Creasy added seven points each to the Lady Rebels total. Brown added six and Samantha Doster and Laken Comer each contributed two points in the final period.

The Rebels got off to a slow start and trailed 10-7 after one, but managed to outscore Inman 6-2 in the second to lead 13-12 at intermission. The third quarter, Hayes scored seven, B. Brown added five, including a three-pointer and Tharpe scored two as the Rebels took control and led 27-16 after three full quarters of action. The final period, Hayes added four as McKenzie won the game 31-22. Hayes scored 20 of the Rebels points to lead awhile B. Brown added five, Tharpe contributed four and Pruitt scored two.

The middle school teams will play their final regular season game on Thursday, January 3 at Huntingdon. If the county tournament is played, it will be on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, January 7, 10 and 12, possibly at McKenzie Middle School.