Phoenix match school record with road victory at Bremen

The Sonoraville Phoenix had a big night from beyond the arc and used that to earn a win and tie school record in the process on Tuesday.

The Phoenix hit 12 3-pointers to lead the way in a 55-42 Region 6-AAA road win at Bremen to continue their strong start and tie the school record for most wins in a single season with just a little less than half the schedule still remaining.

Brad Wilson caught fire for Sonoraville (14-2, 7-0) as he hit seven shots from beyond the arc to give him a game-high 21 points.

Wil Walraven was in double figures again with 12 points, and Bryce Waters added nine. The Phoenix jumped out to a 14-11 lead after one quar- ter but then created some distance between themselves and the Blue Devils with a 16-8 advantage in the second quarter. After a slow third for both teams, Sonoraville put the stamp on the win with a 22-point effort in the fourth.

The Phoenix will look to continue their momentum on Friday when they host Adairsville for another region matchup at 8:30 p.m. It is Sonoraville’s first home game since Dec. 6.

In other prep basketball action from Tuesday night:

Sonoraville girls 64, Bremen 53

The Lady Phoenix snapped a five-game losing skid thanks to a good shooting night led by senior Cortney Williams.

Williams had a game-high 20 points, which was spurred on by a second quarter in which she got hot from beyond the arc, hitting four 3-pointers. Her efforts contributed to a 22-10 advantage in the period to help Sonoraville (3-13, 2-5) turn a 17-12 deficit after the first quarter into a 34-27 lead at the half.

Bremen cut the deficit to 44-39 heading to the fourth, but Sonoraville finished strong by outscoring the Lady Devils 20-14 in the final period to secure the win.

Maliyah Parks also had a big night with 17 points for Sonoraville, and point guard Grace Darnell made her return after missing over a month with an ankle injury to score 11. Harleigh Chastain contributed nine points.

Sonoraville is back home on Friday after a long stint of road games when they host Adairsville at 7 p.m.