Georgia Northwestern fills it up at Covenant College

On what was statistically one of the best, if not the best, shooting night in Georgia Northwestern Bobcat basketball history, the Navy-and-silver cracked the century mark in a 105-94 win over the Covenant College junior varsity squad last Tuesday night atop Lookout Mountain.

The Bobcats led 52-49 after a first half that saw several lead changes and saw neither team lead by more than four points.

Georgia Northwestern used a 9-3 run at the start of the second half to push their advantage to nine and a hot streak by Mark Chester would add to their advantage a few minutes later.

After scoring just four points in the first half, the freshman from Cass High School buried four 3-pointers, including one on a 4-point play, in a span of four minutes as the Bobcats pushed the lead out to 88-78 with 7:10 left to play.

The Scots would cut the gap down to 91-86, but never got any closer as the Bobcats picked up their first win of the season.

Freshman Jeremy Wilson led six Bobcats in double figures with 27 points. Wilson was 9-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. He also added five rebounds and five assists in the victory.

Chester ended the night with 24 points. J.T. Langford had 15 points and five assists. Jayce Harris had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Kannen Derryberry had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Jarret Gill finished with 10 points and a pair of steals. Hayden Murphy scored two points and dished out five assists, while Justin Smith also recorded five assists.

The Bobcats went 39-of-61 (63.9 percent) from the field, including 29-of-37 (78.4 percent) on 2-point baskets and 10-of-24 (41.7 percent) on 3-point baskets. GNTC also went 17-of-21 (81 percent) from the free throw line.

Individual scoring for Covenant was unavailable as of press time.

The Lady Bobcats held Judson (Ala.) College to just 26 percent shooting this past Friday night. However, they only shot 17 percent themselves as they fell, 56-31, in a match-up at the Rossville Athletic Center.

Jerriale Jackson had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Bobcats. Abby Dalton had nine points and three assists. Gracen Hobbs finished with eight points and five rebounds. Mia Clark had two points and six boards, while Kaitlyn O’toole had two points and pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

Teericka Davis had 11 to pace Judson.

The Lady Bobcats (1-4) will be back at home on Tuesday (Nov. 20) with a 5 p.m. game against Campbellsville University-harrodsburg out of Kentucky, while the Bobcats (1-1) will face the Tennessee Wesleyan University JV squad in the second game of the nightcap.

It will be another Food Drive Night for GNTC. Free admission will be given to spectators who bring in a canned or non-perishable food item.