North Shelby Tournament Day 2
Both Scotland County teams pick up wins as do the Marion County girls and North Shelby boys.
Marion County girls 48 - Atlanta 18
Marion County jumped out to a 9-2 lead after 1 quarter and took a 24-4 lead into halftime. The Lady Mustangs continued to outscore Atlanta in the 2nd half leading 38-11 after 3 quarters on the way to the 48-18 win. Scoring for Marion County were Taylor Spratt with 13, Jenny Mitchell with 7, Jordan Johnson, Kelsey Tuley, and Maggie Hastings had 6 each, Morgan Spratt scored 4, Kayla Tuley had 3, Ranay Sharpe had 2, and Kayla Bridgman scored 1 point. Atlanta was led by Beth Voss with 8. Cassie Graham, Katelyn Wiggans, Laura Likes, Carmen McLain, and Nicole Sloan scored 2 points each.
Scotland County boys 67 - Atlanta 60
The Scotland County Tigers jumped out to an early lead going up 16-10 after the 1st quarter. Atlanta matched Scotland County point for point in the 2nd quarter and the teams went into the locker rooms with Scotland County up 32-26. The Atlanta Hornets came out strong and outscored the Tigers 15-13 in the 3rd, but momentum slipped away and Scotland County held on for the 67-60 win. Matt Wickert had 20 for Scotland County, Bryce Blomme added 19, Grant Blomme had 10, Cody Musgrove had 7, Travis Trueblood had 6, and Kyle Shelley scored 5 points. Atlanta's balanced attack was led by Javaun West with 13, Josey Garnett and Justin Miller had 12 each, Zeke Garnett put in 11, Schyler Wilhelm had 8, and Cody Miller scored 4 points.
Scotland County girls 58 - North Shelby 39
The Scotland County girls used a 1st quarter 20-6 scoring advantage and another 17-1 advantage in the 3rd quarter to put away the Lady Raiders. The Lady Tigers led by 35-22 at half time and had extended the lead to 52-23 after 3 periods of play. North Shelby outscored Scotland County 16-6 in the 4th quarter, but still fell 58-39. Scotland County had 2 players in double figures as Jessica Bair and Kirsten Johnson scored 19 and 16 points. Valerie Oldham added 8, Deirdra Dochterman had 6, Cheyenne Ward had 4, Amanda Bogatzke had 3, and Ciera Turner scored 2 points. North Shelby was paced by Andrea Tuggle with 9, Olivia Ahern had 8, Jillian Yoder scored 7, Danielle Rich had 5, Robin Bichsel had 4, Kayla Donath and Amanda Orr had 2 each, and Hillery Henderson and Melanie Trenhaile had 1 point each.
North Shelby boys 64 - Brashear 44
North Shelby used a strong inside scoring game to jump out to a 21-11 1st quarter lead and a 39-22 half-time lead. Brashear built some momentum in the 3rd quarter closing to within 14 3 times before slipping back to trail 49-33 after 3 quarters. Brashear could never close the gap in the 4th and North Shelby picked up the win by a score of 64-44. Justin Bevil led North Shelby with 23, 16 of which came in the 1st half. Brian Trenhaile added 9, Tyler Otto and Michael Stoneburner had 8 each, Josh McEwen had 7, Landon Daniel had 4, Jace Caldwell had 3, and Dahn Kemp scored 2 points. For Brashear, Kale Watson had 14, Kiley Watson had 8, Jacob Shipman and Ryan Ferdig had 7 each, and Justin Hazen, Matt Thomas, Jacob Owen, and Trae Treasure scored 2 points each.