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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
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Bryan Huffman of the McKenzie Rebels brings the ball down court.
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The Rebels found themselves in
a hard-fought game Thursday night when they were visited
by the Rockets of Clarksburg. In a game which was
highlighted by big three-point shots and five lead changes
in the final quarter, the game ultimately came down to
shooting at the charity stripe and a couple of late
turnovers. The Rebels were 15 of 22 at the line while
Clarksburg was six 13 at the line and Rory Lacey hit two
of the Rebels 15 with 21.8 seconds remaining on the clock
for the victory.
The Rebels took a 10-0 lead before Nick
Cobb put the Rockets on the board with his first of five
three-point shots. The first period, Rebel Brandon Trull
led all scorers with seven points, followed by Bryan
Huffman with two three-pointers for six points, Lacey with
four and Johnathon Adkisson with two. N. Cobb led the
Rockets with two shots from three-point range for six,
followed by Jason Holiday and Triston Willis with two each
and Josh Todd with one. After one, McKenzie led 13-11. The
second period, both teams struggled, but the Rebels
maintained a slight lead as Adkisson led with three,
followed by Trull and John French with two each. N. Cobb
led the Rockets with two more shots from three-point range
for six points, followed by Ryan Cobb with four and J.
Todd with two. At intermission, the Rebels led 26-23.
The second half, the two teams scored fairly evenly. Trull
led the Rebels in third period scoring with seven,
followed by Lacey with a three-point shot and five total
points, Ryan Drewry with a three-point play and Adkisson
with two of two at the line. Willis led the Rockets with
eight, followed by Chris Gurley with a three-pointer, J.
Todd with three, Dusty Boyd and R. Cobb with two each and
N. Cobb with one. After three, McKenzie led 43-42. The
final period, Adkisson led McKenzie with six, followed by
Trull and Lacey with five each (Lacey with a
three-pointer) and Huffman with two. Holiday led the
Rockets with seven, followed by Willis with four, N. Cobb
with a three-pointer and R. Cobb and Gurley with two each.
McKenzie won the game 61-60. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Brandon Trull 21, Rory Lacey 14, Johnathon
Adkisson 13, Bryan Huffman 8, Ryan Drewry 3, John French
2.
CLARKSBURG: Nick Cobb 16, Triston Willis 14, Jason
Holiday 9, Ryan Cobb 8, Josh Todd 6, Chris Gurley 5, Dusty
Boyd 2. In the night's first game, the Lady Rebels and
Lady Rockets played a close first quarter which ended in a
tie at eight, but in the second quarter, substitutes came
off the bench to give the Lady Rebels a 23-12 lead at
intermission. By the end of the game, with all players
seeing action for both teams, McKenzie had a sizeable lead
for the victory. The first quarter, Meagan Bowlin, Julie
Smith, Mallory Brandon and Renee Crawley scored two each
for McKenzie while Trista Simpson hit a three-pointer and
led Clarksburg with eight, followed by A. J. Lewis and
Glenna Tucker with two each. The second quarter, Jasmine
McMackins hit a three-pointer and scored five for the Lady
Rebels, followed by Hope Wyder and Sarah Hartz with four
each and Jennifer Johnson with two. Kellie Sellers and
Simpson scored two each for the Lady Rockets. The third
quarter, the Lady Rebel starters returned to the game and
scored well to put McKenzie up 44-14 by the end of three
full quarters of action. Lindsey Jones hit a three-pointer
while Julie Smith hit two as each scored six points to
lead McKenzie. Bowlin added five and Becky Toombs and
Crawley scored two each. Tucker scored Clarksburg's only
two points. The final quarter, Brandon hit a three-pointer
and led McKenzie with five, followed by Brittany Russell
with four, Kim Gaskins with three and Hartz and Crawley
with two each. Tucker hit a three-pointer and led the Lady
Rockets with five, followed by Simpson with four and Leigh
Bolen with two. McKenzie won the game 60-25. INDIVIDUAL
STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Julie Smith 8, Meagan Bowlin 7,
Mallory Brandon 7, Lindsey Jones 6, Sarah Hartz 6, Renee
Crawley 6, Jasmine McMackins 5, Hope Wyder 4, Brittany
Russell 4, Kim Gaskins 3, Jennifer Johnson 2, Becky Toombs
2.
CLARKSBURG: Trista Simpson 10, Glenna Tucker 9, A. J.
Lewis 2, Kelli Sellers 2, Leigh Bolen 2. Last Friday
night, the Rebels and Lady Rebels traveled to Riverside
for games and both returned with a loss. In the night's
first game, Riverside led 11-4 after one, 22-13 at
intermission, 32-19 after three and won 46-30. No McKenzie
player reached double figures as Toombs led with eight,
followed by Crawley with six, Amanda Barnes with five,
Bowlin with four, Kristin Wiggins with three, Smith with
two, and Johnson an Hartz with one each. In the night's
second game, despite three players in double figures,
Riverside picked up a 15-7 lead after one, led 28-25 at
intermission, 45-38 after three and then won the game
64-50. Trull led with 24 points, followed by Lacey with
17, Adkisson with 11, Drewry with six, Huffman with four
and Chris Stephens with two. Adkisson and Lacey each hit a
three-pointer in the game.
Last Saturday night, the two teams hosted non-regional
games with for Class A rival Big Sandy. In that game, all
Lady Rebels were able to see action and most scored.
Crawley and Wiggins were the only two to hit in double
figures with 17 and 12 respectively. The Lady Rebels took
a 15-8 lead after one, led 28-17 at intermission, 48-26
after three and won the game 70-35. Additional scoring was
as follows: Toombs with eight, Bowlin and Barnes with
seven each, McMackins with six, Jones and Russell with
three each, Johnson, Brandon and Hartz with two each and
Smith with one. Jones and McMackins each had a single
three-pointer in the game. In the night's second game,
the Rebels and Red Devils had a close first quarter, but
in the second quarter, the Rebels began to pull away and
ultimately won by a good margin. After one, McKenzie led
11-10, at intermission they led 31-18. The second half,
they scored very well in the third quarter to lead 57-25
after three and then won the game 71-40.
Huffman had three shots from three-point range while Lacey
had two and French and John Craig Howell had one each.
Scoring included the following: Lacey with 22, Trull with
13, Huffman with nine, Adkisson and Howell with five each,
French with four, Jordan Trull, Mark Ghyers, Robert Jones,
Daniel Duncan, Clint Anderson and Randy Lacey with two
each and Tyrone Williams with one.
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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
Gleason traveled to Huntingdon Monday, December 17 for
non-district games with the Fillies and Mustangs. In the
opening game, both the Lady Dawgs and Fillies played hard
and although neither scored particularly well, the score
remained close as Gleason held the lead. In the night's
second game, the Mustangs and Bulldogs also played a very
close game with the Stangs taking control in the final
half for the victory.
In the opening contest Lakeah Lockhart scored the first
point of the game, hitting one of two at the line, but
Gleason's Brittany Griffin quickly popped a three-pointer
to give the Lady Dawgs a lead they would not relinquish.
First period scoring found Danielle Beasley leading all
scorers with six for Gleason, followed by Griffin and Amy
Suddath, each with a three-pointer, and Kristi Todd with
two. Lockhart and Crystal Fuller scored four each for the
Fillies as Gleason led 14-8 after one. The second quarter,
the Fillies managed to narrow the margin by one point as
Fuller led all scorers with four for the Fillies, followed
by Brandi Melton, Waneca Melton and Kodia Tharpe with two
each. Todd hit a three-pointer for the Lady Dawgs while
Beasley, Haley Hudson and Katie Spain each scored two. At
intermission, Gleason led 23-18.
The second half, although the Fillies continued to
threaten, with approximately two minutes remaining and
trailing by five, they attempted to overcome a stall by
fouling the Lady Bulldogs. The Fillies hoped to be able to
regain possession and score enough to take the lead.
However, the Lady Bulldogs hit 12 of 18 in the final
period and won by a 15-point margin. The third quarter,
Hudson hit a three-pointer and led Gleason with seven
points, followed by Beasley, Bridgett Hill and Tara Newsom
with two each. W. Melton and Lockhart led the Fillies with
three each followed by Tharpe with two and Brooke
Pritchard with one. After three, Gleason led 36-27. As the
final quarter got underway both teams continued to play a
physical contest and fouls were called against both sides
with Huntingdon's Fuller fouling out at the 1:54 mark and
Gleason's Beasley fouling out at the 56.9 mark and Griffin
fouling out seconds later at the 46.3 mark. Still the Lady
Dawgs took care of business; hitting 67 percent at the
line. The final period, B. Melton led all scorers with
seven for the Fillies, followed by Lockhart, Fuller and
Tharpe with two each. Beasley led the Lady Bulldogs with
six, followed by Hill and Hudson with three each, Suddath
with a three-pointer, Griffin with two and Newsom and
Whitney Lampkins with one each. Gleason won the game,
55-40.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: Crystal Fuller 10,
Brandi Melton 9, Lakeah Lockhart 9, Kodia Tharpe 6, Waneca
Melton 5, Brooke Pritchard 1.
GLEASON: Danielle Beasley
16, Haley Hudson 12, Amy Suddath 6, Bridgett Hill 5,
Brittany Griffin 5, Kristi Todd 5, Tara Newsolm 3, Katie
Spain 2, Whitney Lampkins 1.
In the night's second game, the Mustangs took a 6-0
lead and although the Bulldogs caught and surpassed
Huntingdon for a brief time; after regaining the lead at
17-16, the Stangs controlled the pace for the remainder of
the game.
The first quarter, Adam Mathis hit two shots from
three-point range to lead Gleason with six, followed by
Dusty Frazier with three and Michael McPeak with two. Alex
Jordan led Huntingdon with six, followed by Keanon
McKinnie with a three-pointer and Terrence Bell with two.
After one, the game was tied at 11. The second quarter,
Gleason had a 5-0 run to take the lead, but Huntingdon
followed by a 13-0 run as they regained the lead for good.
Frazier hit a short jump shot to give Gleason their first
lead of the night, followed by Mathis with a
three-pointer. The Mustangs charged back with four from
Justin Truett, three each from McKinnie and Kenneth
Hillsman and a three-pointer by Bell. At intermission,
Huntingdon led 24-16.
The second half, the Mustangs managed to maintain their
edge, but could never quite put the game away. The third
quarter, Truett had a three-point play while Jordan, Bell
and Hillsman scored two each for Huntingdon. Frazier led
Gleason with five, followed by Ryan Bennett with two and
Ryan Mathis with one. After three, Huntingdon led 33-24.
The final period, McPeak hit a three-pointer and led
Gleason with six, followed by R. Mathis with a
three-pointer and five total points. Frazier had two and
Bennett one. Cary Hayes came off the bench to lead the
Mustangs with six big points, followed by Jordan with four
and Bell with two. Huntingdon won the game, 45-38.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: Alex Jordan 12,
Terrence Bell 9, Justin Truett 7, Keanon McKinnie 6, Cary
Hayes 6, Kenneth Hillsman 5.
GLEASON: Dusty Frazier 12,
Adam Mathis 9, Michael McPeak 8, Ryan Mathis 6, Ryan
Bennett 3. |
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