Basketball Roundup for Friday, February 3rd
Boys
Signal Mountain 64, Hixson 21
The Eagles rolled by Hixson as Andrew Matukewicz led the way with 20 points. Christopher Kennedy added 14 for Signal Mountain.
HIXSON 8 6 2 5 -- 21
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 21 23 13 7 -- 64
HIXSON (21) – Bradley 3, Earls, Lockett 3, Gillespie 3, Arnold 2, King, Burney 8, Newcomb 2.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN (64) – Andrew Matukewicz 20, Newman 4, Christopher Kennedy 14, Martin 6, Rackel 5, Thompson 1, Sveadas 7, Hilke 2.
3-point goals: Hixson 2 (Lockett, Gillespie); Signal Mountain 3 (Matukewicz, Newman, Rackel).
Central 62, East Hamilton 60
The Purple Pounders ran out to a six point lead art the half and hung on as East Hamilton whittled away at that difference, only to come up short. Matthew Sharpe led the Central effort with 21 and Drew Williams hit five treys and finished with 16. The Canes’ Juan Bullard led all scorers with 24 and Ashton Munson had 16.
EAST HAMILTON 14 10 18 18 -- 60
CENTRAL 22 8 17 15 -- 62
EAST HAMILTON (60) – Herman 7, Juan Bullard 24, Scruggs 3, Ashton Munson 16, Brewster 5, Davis, Laboo 5.
CENTRAL (62) – Watson 8, Patillo 7, Steward 2, Hinton, D Sanderfer 6, Drew Williams 16, Matthew Sharpe 21, Kendrick.
3-point goals: East Hamilton 6 (Herman, Bullard 2, Scruggs, Munson 2); Central 5 (Williams 5).
Boyd Buchanan 58, Silverdale 39
BOYD BUCHANAN 18 8 18 14 -- 58
SILVERDALE 11 11 10 7 -- 39
BOYD BUCHANAN (58) – Ryan Lopez 26, C Johnson 9, Moore 6, Shockley 4, Hardaway 3, Gardenhire 3, Miller 2, Nolan 2, Johnston 2, Nunez 1, Reid, Turnbow, E Johnson, Hicks, Goodner, Jones.
SILVERDALE (39) – Brett Wright 16, Kennedy Okpara 10, Holland 8, Hardaway 3, E Richardson 1, Walker 1, J Richardson, Bowman, McGraw.
3-point goals: Boyd Buchanan 9 (Lopez 5, C Johnson 3, Gardenhire); Silverdale 4 (Wright 2, Okpara, Holland).
Records; Boyd Buchanan 23-5, 9-1.
McMinn Co. 71, Bradley central 63
The Cherokees used a 21 pint performance by tucker Monroe, while Hayden Smith, Reese Frazier and Caden Hester each had 13. Bradley’s Trevor Carpenter led all scorers with 28. The Bears’ Jackson Ary had 11 and dee Reid 10.
BRADLEY CENTRAL 14 16 19 14 -- 63
MCMINN COUNTY 15 19 24 13 – 71
BRADLEY CENTRAL (63) – Botts 6, Trevor Carpenter 28, Dee reid 10, Taylor, Jackson Ary 11, Daniel 8, Martin.
MCMINN CO. (71) – Hayden Smith 13, Tucker Monroe 21, Evans 4, Reese Frazier 13, Caden Hester 13, Peak 7, Mullins, Benton.
3-point goals: Bradley 3 (Carpenter 2, Daniel); McMinn Co. 7 (Monroe 3, Frazier, Hester 2, Peak).
Records: Bradley Central 17-4. 8-3; McMinn Co. 19-7, 10-1.
Girls
Silverdale 49, Boyd Buchanan 39
The Lady Seahawks avenged their only district loss of the year with a strong win over Boyd Buchanan on Friday night. The win means Boyd and Silverdale finish the season as District Co-Champs with matching 7-1 records. After an 11-10 first quarter lead for the lady Bucs led by Dani Reeves’ 8 points, Silverdale junior sharpshooter Kelsie Johnson took over and matched Reeves with eight points in the second quarter. The Lady Seahawks tightened up their defense and led 25-17 at the halftime break. Silverdale continued to stretch their lead in the third quarter as junior Taylor Bledsoe led with seven points, and some nice defensive plays to give Silverdale a 42-30 lead with one period remaining. Johnson finished with 14 for Silverdale, while Dani Reeves led all scorers with 15 on the night, and Jada Sanders chipped in with 13 for the Lady Bucs.
BOYD BUCHANAN 11 6 13 0 -- 39
SILVERDALE 10 15 17 7 – 49
BOYD BUCHANAN (39) – Robertson 2, Winston, Durham 9, Jada sanders 13, K king, S King, Dani Reeves 15, Burton.
SILVERDALE (49) – Canter 6, Bledsoe 9, Littrell, Raby 9, Ki Owen 2, Stinson 6, Gibson 3, Kelcie Johnson 14.
3-point goals: Boyd Buchanan 4 (Durham, Reeves 3) ; Silverdale 9 (Canter 2, Bledsoe, Stinson 2, Johnson 4).
Records: Boyd Buchanan 18-7, 9-1.
Sale Creek 46, Grace 26
The Lady Panthers picked up their third win of the week as seven players scored in a well-rounded attack. Savannah Engelbrecht of Grace scored 11 to lead all scorers.
SALE CREEK 10 13 13 12 -- 46
GRACE 6 3 6 11 -- 26
SALE CREEK (46) – Ellis 2, Arnold 8, Holland 8, Garner 5, Miles, Smith, Defore 4, Ke Escobar 3, Levi, Ky Escobar 6, Gammon.
GRACE (26) – Cahill 2, Savannah Engelbrecht 11, Adams 1, Gaby, Ibrahim 2, Richardson, Hollingsworth 9, Waldron, Cherwonuk 1.
3-point goals: Sale Creek 3 (Holland 2, Ke Escobar); Grace 4 (Engelbrecht, Hollingsworth 3).
Records: Sale Creek 18-9.
Bradley Central 77, McMinn Co. 20
The Bearettes continued their perfect run through District 5-4A with a romp over McMinn Co. Harmonie Ware’s 26 points led Bradley, as Kimora Fields added 18 and Avary Brewer 14.
BRADLEY CENTRAL 18 23 19 17 -- 77
MCMINN COUNTY 4 5 5 6 -- 20
BRADLEY CENTRAL (77) – Kimora Fields 18, Carpenter 7, Avary Brewer 14, Harmonie Ware 26, Jones 2, Swick 3, Wilcox 4, Francis, White 3 Howard, Osborn, Geren.
MCMINN CO. (20) – Moses 6, Gonzalez 5, Goforth 2, Stinnett 5, Hjulberg 2, Howard, Elliott, Sliger.
3-point goals: Bradley 9 9Carpenter, brewer 4, Ware, Swick, Wilcox, White); McMinn Co. 1 (Stinnett).
Records: Bradley Central 24-1, 11-0; McMinn Co. 16-12, 6-4.
East Hamilton 79, Central 18
Noa Woodruff’s double-double, 27 points, 12 rebunds, led the Lady canes in a romp over Central. Niya McGheed 20 and Ariana Calhoun 10.
EAST HAMILTON 22 24 14 19 -- 79
CENTRAL 4 8 0 6 – 18
EAST HAMILTON (79) – Noa Woodruff 27, Niya McGhee 20, Ariana Calhoun 10, Mariya Staton 7, Laboo 6, Maddox 4, Price 3, James 2, Casteel.
CENTRAL (18) – Glover 6, Range 6, Smith 4, Alford 2.
3-point goals: East Hamilton 4 (McGhee 2, Price, Staton).
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