NGAC Basketball: Gordon Lee girls get revenge on county foes
After avenging an early-season loss to Chattanooga Valley last Tuesday, the redemption tour continued for the Gordon Lee Lady Trojans in Rock Spring this past Thursday as they held off the Saddle Ridge Lady Mustangs to claim a 27-25 victory.
After giving up a half-a-hundred in a 50-21 loss to Saddle Ridge last month in Chickamauga, Gordon Lee got out to an 11-4 lead after the first quarter, but held a slim 15-13 advantage at intermission.
The Lady Trojans limited the Lady Mustangs to just two points in the third, pushing their lead out to six. However, they had to fend off a final rally by the home team to pull out the win.
Emma Minghini scored seven of her 12 points in the first quarter for Gordon Lee. Emoree Rogers had five points, followed by Addison Sturdivant with four, Emma Langston with three, Marianne Beliveau with two and Ashlyn Schmidt with one as they snapped Saddle Ridge’s six-game winning streak.
LaTyah Barber led all scorers with 14 points for Saddle Ridge, nine coming in the final period. She also added eight steals, six rebounds and a block. Mykeria Johnson added seven points, seven rebounds and a steal, while Ashlyn Jenkins and Sam Cramer had two points each.
Gordon Lee girls 30, Chattanooga Valley 16
The Lady Trojans opened last week with a 14-point victory over the Lady Eagles.
Rogers had seven points in the win, followed by Sidney Gasaway with six and Hannah Jenkins with four. Minghini, Mila Smith and Maddison Farrow all had three points, while Sturdivant and Beliveau had two each.
Emma McGraw had six points for CVMS, followed by Sahara Higdon with four. Payton Buchanan collected eight rebounds and blocked three shots.
Saddle Ridge girls 33, Heritage 31
The Lady Mustangs scored a big road win over the divisionleading Lady Generals last Tuesday in one of the biggest basketball victories in the program’s history.
Barber had 13 points, six rebounds, three steals and sunk the game-clinching free throw for the Lady Mustangs, who led 19-14 at halftime.
Haley Stahl finished with eight points, rebounds and two blocked shots. Johnson had six points, eight boards and a block, while Grace Hamilton (4 points, 1 rebound, 1 block) and Jenkins (2 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals) also had a hand in the victory.
Gordon Lee boys 39, Chattanooga Valley 35
The Trojans and Eagles played a barnburner last Tuesday night in Chickamauga with the home team pulling out the narrow victory.
Gordon Lee led 19-16 at halftime of the backand-forth affair. The Trojans extended their lead to 31-23 at the end of three quarters before fending off the Eagles in the fourth.
Henry Ellis had 10 points, nine rebounds and a pair of blocked shots for the Navy-andWhite. Jake Poindexter finished with eight points and Logan Simerely added seven. Cayden Powell scored just two points, but collected five assists and three steals.
King Mason scored eight of his 11 points in the first half for CVMS. Kobe Lewis had a team-high 12 points with seven coming in the fourth quarter. Amarreon Turner finished with six points on the night.
Gordon Lee boys 48, Saddle Ridge 24
The Trojans scored half of their points in the opening period as they opened up a 3216 lead at the break on Thursday. Gordon Lee then outscored the Mustangs in the third, 10-2, to seal the win.
Poindexter had 17 points and five rebounds for the winners. Brody Cobb finished with seven points and five boards, while Ellis scored six points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Chris Bell was 5-of10 from the free throw line and had 17 points for Saddle Ridge. Ethan Kruger had three points, followed by Gabe Kirkendoll with two and Anthony Collins and Brady Mullaly, who had one point apiece.
Heritage boys 53, Saddle Ridge 13
Bell paced the Mustangs with six points in Tuesday’s game, while Teddy Ownby, Nick Green and Mullaly had two points apiece. Braeden Holland added one.
Carter Bell dropped in 12 points for the Generals in Thursday’s game, while Cooper Terry added 11.
Zack Harrison had six points for the Bulldogs.
Lakeview boys 59, Rossville 33
Harrison had 10 points in a loss to the Warriors last Tuesday.