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By Pat Cole
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The annual Huntingdon Point Guard Coca Cola Christmas
Classic provided some interesting basketball games for
area fans as teams from Memphis, Waverly, Pickett County,
Crockett County, Adamsville, Nashville and Chester County
traveled to Carroll County to take on county teams from
McKenzie, Huntingdon, Hollow Rock-Bruceton and West
Carroll. The 18 games were played in a round robin format
with no championships determined.
Games began on Thursday with West Carroll, Huntingdon and
Hollow Rock-Bruceton girls and West Carroll boys playing
single games. The results of those games follow:West
Carroll Lady War Eagles 67-Adamsville Lady Cardinals 81
In the opening game of the tournament, West Carroll's
girls came out hitting well and took the early lead by
getting three, three-point plays and a three-pointer. Four
Lady War Eagles shot in double figures as they took a
22-16 lead after one. By intermission however, the Lady
Cardinals had tied the contest at 34 and by the end of
three full quarters, they led 64-51. Eliza Spry led the
Lady Cardinals with 29 points, including seven shots from
three-point range. Jessica Murphy and Brittany Baker had
three and two shots from three-point range for the Lady
War Eagles as they led West Carroll with 20 and 22 points
respectively. The Lady War Eagles were out manned in the
game as they were limited to play from eight players and
the Lady Cardinals had more reserves, playing 14 girls
throughout the contest for their 81-67 victory.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
WEST CARROLL: Brittany Baker 22, Jessica Murphy 20,
April Gilliam 12, Tiffany Simmons 11, Velma Carter 2.
ADAMSVILLE: Eliza Spry 29, Jessica Robbins 12,
Katy Melton 12, Crystal King 9, Amber Looney 6, Kerri
Russom 6, Brooke Bowen, Brooke Hively 2, Krista North 1.
Huntingdon Fillies 51-Memphis Fairley Lady Bulldogs
The second contest was close for two quarters as the
Fillies began slowly, but they maintained a lead
throughout for a solid win. Huntingdon led 10-8 after one
and 19-16 at intermission. By the end of three periods of
action they had improved their margin to 31-20 before
winning the game 51-33. Crystal Fuller, Lakeah Lockhart
and Brooke Pritchard led the Fillies' attack with 18, 12
and 11 points respectively. Cherika Hart was the only Lady
Bulldog to gain double figures. Twenty of the Fillies
points over the final two periods came at the charity
stripe with only 12 scored from the field.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: Crystal Fuller 18, Lakeah Lockhart 12,
Brooke Pritchard 11, Waneca Melton 4, Kodia Tharpe 3,
Sharri Smith 2, Ashlee Lockhart 1.
MEMPHIS FAIRLEY: Cherika Hart 11, Rhonda Collins
9, Erica Laury 4, Lasheika Ware 3, Evelyn Cook 2, Kendria
Warren 2, Jerri Williams 2.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Lady Tigers 38-Waverly Lady
Tigers 65
The battle of the Lady Tigers took place at approximately
8:00 p.m., with both groups of young ladies battling for
the victory. Waverly had the edge in height and out
rebounded Central's ladies on both ends of the floor. Both
teams played their reserves early. Waverly came out to
take a 12-9 lead after one, but by intermission they held
a 33-19 advantage and ultimately won by a huge margin.
Waverly had two players in double figures, Brandi Price
with 19 and Kristen Banes with 16. Meagen Sturdivant led
Central with nine while Whitney Owens and Kathy Doupis had
eight each.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HOLLOW ROCK-BRUCETON: Meagen Sturdivant 9, Kathy
Doupis 8, Whitney Owens 8, Ernicka Willis 6, Alyssa
Malacara 2, Hannah Kee 2, Joanna McMackin 1, Katie Huff 1,
Heaven Wilks 1.
WAVERLY: Brandi Price 20, Kristen Banes 16, Rachel
Hines 8, Ashley Forrest 6, Battista Boyer 5, Shari Carr 4,
Amber Wilson 3, Jessica Moore 2, Carrie Armstrong 2.
West Carroll War Eagles 53-Waverly Tigers 60
The final game on Thursday proved to be the most
exciting overall as the Waverly Tigers took the early
lead, but the determined War Eagles continued to battle
back and tied the game on several occasions. At the 5:07
mark of the final period, Xavier Webb, who led the War
Eagles with 18 points, put West Carroll up by one before
Waverly took a 7-0 drive to seal the victory. Throughout
the game when it appeared the Tigers were on their way to
an insurmountable lead, the War Eagles had shooting spurts
to narrow the margin. Waverly led at the end of one 20-13
and at intermission 34-28. At the end of three, Waverly
led 46-40, but a 9-2 run by the War Eagles gave them their
only lead of the contest 49-48.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
WEST CARROLL: Xavier Webb 18, John Taylor 13, Kevin
Taylor 9, Cameron Hunt 7, Darren Lykes 5, Kevin Thomas 1.
WAVERLY: Bubba Nichols 24, Derrick Smith 11, Ricco
Ralston 10, Ryan Hollis 5, Brandon Mangrum 4, Wes Banes 4,
Ryan Anderson 2.
Games began at noon on Friday and Saturday with seven
contests played each day. The games on Friday got off to a
slow start and by the mid-way point were running about 30
minutes later than scheduled. However on Saturday, the
games ultimately were running ahead of schedule, allowing
teams more warm-up time as the day progressed.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Lady Tigers 50-Adamsville Lady
Cardinals 42
The opening game on Friday found the Lady Tigers
battling back from a first half deficit to take a victory
over Adamsville. The Lady Cardinals, who scored easily in
their first game had a poor scoring effort in the third
period and ultimately fell to Central. Whitney Owens,
Ernicka Willis and Meagen Sturdivant led the Lady Tigers
with 14, 12, and 11 points respectively. Adamsville took a
15-9 lead after one and led 20-17 at intermission. However
the third period, Owens hit a three-pointer and led
Central 10 point scoring effort with eight as they took a
27-26 advantage. The final period, the Lady Tigers hit 10
of 19 opportunities at the line to seal the victory.
Adamsville hit five of eight at the charity stripe for the
same period.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HOLLOW ROCK-BRUCETON CENTRAL: Whitney Owens 14,
Ernicka Willis 12, Meagen Sturdivant 11, Joanna McMackins
7, Hannah Kee 4, Kathie Doupis 2.
ADAMSVILLE: Crystal King 13, Eliza Spry 12, Kerri
Russom 5, Katy Melton 4, Jessica Robbins 4, Brooke Hively
2, Brooke Bowen 2.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Tigers 65-Friendship Christian
Commanders 60
The Tigers got off to a good start in their game with
the Commanders and led 13-10 by the end of the first
period. By intermission, that lead had climbed to 35-24.
Poor shooting in the third quarter allowed Friendship
Christian back in the game however and the game was tied
at 42 by the end of the third period. After the Commanders
took a small advantage early in the final period, the
Tigers had a 7-0 run to put them in the lead for good.
Michael Aldridge led with 21 points, including four shots
from three-point range while the Tigers' Patrick Willis
had three early three-pointers and an 11-point fourth
period to score 20. Kerry Hunt had two shots from
three-point range to score 12 total points.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HOLLOW ROCK-BRUCETON: Michael Aldridge 21, Patrick
Willis 20, Kerry Hunt 12, Albiro King 6, Bryan Baker 4,
Orey Willis 2.
FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN: Houston Neal 23, Adam
Tomlinson 16, James Meadows 7, Blake Hardin 6, Jason Tyree
3, Michael Rivers 3, Dylan Ray 2.
McKenzie Lady Rebels 52-Memphis Fairley 40
Game seven proved costly for the Lady Rebels who had
several players incur injuries which will limit their
playing time for several games. Still despite the physical
part of the game, Coach Dan Ridley was pleased with his
player's performance, noting that it was a different type
of game than they incur in this area. The Lady Bulldogs
played hard, but good shooting down the stretch allowed
the Lady Rebels to gain the victory, including three of
four from Becky Toombs in the final minutes despite an
injury which benched her for the Lady Rebels second
contest of the tournament. McKenzie took a 10-6 lead after
one and then led 22-9 at intermission with good defensive
play. After three periods, McKenzie led 35-17 and held on
to the lead by hitting 15 of 23 opportunities at the line.
Fairley's Cheirka Hart hit two three-pointers and nine of
10 at the line in the final period before fouling out and
led all scorers with 27 total points. Jasmine McMackins
had 16 and Kristin Wiggins 10 for the Lady Rebels.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Jasmine McMackins 16, Kristin Wiggins 10,
Julie Smith 9, Renee Crawley 8, Hope Wyder 4, Becky Toombs
3, Mallory Brandon 2, Brittney Russell 1.
MEMPHIS FAIRLEY: Cherika Hart 27, Rhonda Collins 6,
Erica Laury 3, Renita Jones 2, Jerri Williams 2.
McKenzie Rebels 44-Chester County Eagles 56
Game eight found the Rebels playing tight in the first
half, but being outscored the final half as the Eagles hit
extremely well from the field. John French was the only
McKenzie player to shoot in double figures with two
three-pointers and 12 total points. Michael McCutcheon
scored 20 for the Eagles.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: John French 12, Daniel Duncan 6, Randy Lacey
6, Bryan Huffman 5, Cody Cook 4, Ryan Drewry 4, Jordan
Trull 3, Clint Anderson 2.
CHESTER COUNTY: Michael McCutcheon 20, Stephen
Jones 8, Mitch Irwin 6, Shane Turner 6, Jarrett Jones 6,
Tyler Newman 4, Stephen Maccalino 2, Bijon Jones 2, Jake
McKinnie 2.
Huntingdon Fillies 45-Franklin Road Academy 51
Game nine was the only overtime contest in the
tournament as the Fillies allowed the Lady Panthers back
into their contest the final period. Hitting only five of
nine opportunities at the line allowed the game to be tied
at the end of regulation and the Lady Panthers hit eight
of nine at the line in overtime to secure the victory.
Huntingdon led 7-2 after one and 19-13 at intermission. By
the end of three, the lead had dwindled to 25-22 and was
tied at 39 at the end of regulation. The Fillies only
points in overtime came at the line where they were six of
10. Crystal Fuller and Lakeah Lockhart led the Fillies
with 21 and 10 respectively.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: Crystal Fuller 21, Lakeah Lockhart 10,
Sharri Smith 5, Ashlee Lockhart 4, Brooke Pritchard 2,
Kodia Tharpe 2, Waneca Melton 2.
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY: Veronica Pike 28, Michelle
Street 11, Rachel Cothran 6, Jacquelyn Chenger 2, Tobin
Stedman 1.
Crockett County 49-Franklin Road Academy 45
Game 10 found Crockett County the ultimate winner over the
Panthers from Franklin Road Academy in an exciting
contest.
Huntingdon Mustangs 48-Pickett County 70
In the final game on Friday night, the Mustangs were
unable to keep pace with the Bobcats from Pickett County.
The Bobcats were extremely physical and hit well from the
field in their victory. John Thomas and Terrance Bell were
the only two Stangs to reach double figures, scoring 12
and 11 respectively.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: John Thomas 12, Terrence Bell 11, Robert
Weathers 9, Kenneth Hillsman 8, Clint Kee 4, Desmond
Townes 2, Blake Hampton 2.
PICKETT COUNTY: Joseph Bailey 23, Josh Wright 13,
Lance Beaty 11, Justin Wright 11, Tyler Garrett 9, Nathan
Grace 2, Luke Mason 1.
Games began at noon on Saturday and again fans found
some exciting basketball throughout the day.
West Carroll Lady War Eagles 36-Waverly Lady Tigers
54
In the first game of the day, the Lady War Eagles
maintained a chance to win throughout three periods of
action, but were unable to keep pace the final quarter as
the Lady Tigers dominated the boards. Jessica Murphy was
the only Lady War Eagle to reach double figures with 17.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
WEST CARROLL: Jessica Murphy 17, Velma Carter 9,
Brittany Baker 5, April Gilliam 5.
WAVERLY: Kristin Banes 17, Brandi Price 11, Amber
Wilson 10, Jessica Moore 7, Battista Boner 6, Ashley
Forrest 2, Rachel Himes 1.
Waverly 58-Crockett County 57
The second game of the day found Waverly outscoring
Crockett County 18-13 to stage a comeback for a one-point
victory over Crockett County. The Cavaliers had trailed
the first half, but outscored the Tigers 15-9 in the third
to take a six-point advantage. Leading scorers for the two
teams were as follows: Bubba Nichols 24 for Waverly and
Ernest Williams 16, Preston Johnson 12 and Joey Gooch 10
for the Eagles.
West Carroll War Eagles 55-Pickett County Bobcats 74
The fourteenth game of the tournament found the War
Eagles struggling to keep pace with the East Tennessee
Bobcats. Still, they managed to hold their own throughout
the first half. Pickett County had a 12-0 run in the third
quarter to take a substantial lead that would put them
ahead substantially for a short period, but John Taylor's
nine third period points allowed the War Eagles to trail
by only seven after three. The final period, the Bobcats
had six three-pointers while the War Eagles scored only
six total points. Taylor led with 31 while Xavier Webb had
15 for the home team.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
WEST CARROLL: John Taylor 31, Xavier Webb 15, Cameron
Hunt 5, Kevin Taylor 4.
PICKETT COUNTY: Joseph Bailey 32, Nathan Grace 12,
Justin Wright 10, Lance Beaty 9, Josh Wright 9, Tyler
Garrett 4.
McKenzie Rebels 39-Friendship Christian Commanders
53
The Rebels fell behind early in their second game of
the tournament and were unable to keep pace with the
Commanders. In the fourth period, when they finally
reached the charity stripe however, they hit six of six
opportunities. Bryan Huffman was the only Rebel in double
figures with 14.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Bryan Huffman 14, John French 6, John Howell
6, Ryan Drewry 4, Daniel Duncan 4, Clint Anderson 4, Randy
Lacey 2.
FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN: Adam Tomlinson 26, Blake
Hardin 9, James Meadows 6, Dylan Ray 5, Michael Rivers 4,
Houston Neal 2, Jeff Poling 1.
McKenzie Lady Rebels 26-Franklin Road Academy 59
In the Lady Rebels second game of the tournament; they
were unable to keep pace with FRA, who scored much better
than they had in their first outing. Jasmine McMackins was
the only player to reach double figures in the contest for
McKenzie.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
MCKENZIE: Jasmine McMackins 10, Julie Smith 4, Renee
Crawley 4, Kristin Wiggins 3, Courtney Wiggins 3 Brittany
Russell 2.
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY: Tobin Stedman 15, Veronica
Pike 14, Michelle Street 9, Rachel Cothran 9, Julianna
Brown 4, Laura Matthews 2, Jacquelyn Chenger 2, Lauren
Whitworth 2, Anna Black 1, Gina McFarland 1.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Tigers 51-Franklin Road Academy
59
The seventh game of the tournament found the Hollow
Rock-Bruceton Tigers trying to catch up after a relatively
good start. Seven three-pointers and 13 of 17 shots at the
line led to the ultimate victory for the Panthers. Michael
Aldridge and Patrick Willis led the Tigers with 20 and 15
respectively.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HOLLOW ROCK-BRUCETON: Michael Aldridge 20, Patrick Willis
15, Albiro King 6, Bryan Baker 5, Kerry Hunt 4, Terry
Parker 1.
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY: Lucas Foley 15, Jay Salato
15, Kyle Keen 11, Michael Young 10, Brett Warren 4, James
Wilson 4.
Huntingdon Mustangs 39-Chester County Eagles 53
In the tournament's final game, the Mustangs found
Kenneth Hillsman the man to get the ball to as he led with
18 points. However, the Eagles had Michael McCutcheon
hitting from three-point range and perfect at the line to
lead all scorers with 21. Eagle Jarrett Jones added 18 for
the visitor. After overcoming a small early deficit, the
Eagles led throughout the game, leading 26-19 at
intermission and then 39-32 after three.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
HUNTINGDON: Kenneth Hillsman 18, John Thomas 7,
Terrance Bell 5, Brian Nellett 3, Robert Weathers 2,
Desmond Townes 2, Clint Kee 2.
CHESTER COUNTY: Michael McCutcheon 21, Jarrett
Jones 19, Tyler Newman 8, Stephen Jones 2, Bijon Jones 2,
Shane Turner 2. |
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