Middle School School Basketball: Eagles hold on to trip Bulldogs
A wild back-andforth affair that also included a 15-minute delay when the lights went out saw the Chattanooga Valley Eagles hold off Rossville, 29-27, in a backyard battle this past Tuesday in Rossville.
The contest saw neither team take more than a five-point lead. Rossville guard Zack Harrison hit the only field goal in the first six minutes of the first quarter - a 3-pointer, before Noah Smith finally got the Eagles on the board with an oldfashioned 3-point play with 40 seconds left in the period.
The second quarter would see three more lead changes before Rossville’s Corey Reagan tied things up at 10 on an offensive put-back with 1:06 left before halftime.
Then, just moments after Reagan’s bucket, Amarreon Turner made a steal in Rossville’s frontcourt and headed down the floor. Suddenly, most of the lights over the court went out as Turner went in for a lay-up to give CVMS the lead with 52 seconds to play.
The game was delayed as the two teams waited for the lights to come back on and once they did, the Eagles would add a late free throw to take a 1310 lead into the locker room.
CVMS would stretch out their lead to 18-13 midway through the third quarter, only to see Rossville tie it as Harrison hit a three and drove for a lay-up with less than 20 seconds remaining in the period.
The fourth quarter would be a thriller as five lead changes and five ties had fans on the edge of their seats. King Mason came up with a steal and lay-up with 1:12 to go, accounting for what would turn out to be the final points of the game, but the outcome was far from settled.
Both teams turned it over two times each in the next 50 seconds and the Bulldogs missed two shots in the paint in the waning seconds before Turner was able to grab a rebound and draw a foul with 5.2 second to play.
He would miss the front end of the oneand-one, but the Eagles would able to come away with the loose ball after a battle for the rebound and run out the clock before Rossville could put the Eagles back on the line.
Kobe Lewis led CVMS with eight points, followed by Jeremiah Turner with seven and Jordan McLin with five.
Harrison hit five 3-pointers and ended the night with 15 points for the Bulldogs. Reagan and Tommy Lamb finished with four points each.
LaFayette boys 51, Trion 33
The Ramblers picked up a big home win over the Bulldogs this past Tuesday.
Cam Porter paced the Orange-and-Black with 18 points. He grabbed seven rebounds and collected two assists, two blocks and one steal. Aidan Hadaway dropped in a dozen points, pulled down a half-dozen boards and added two assists, two steals and two blocks.
Junior Barber finished with nine points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Jaylon Ramsey had seven points, five assists, four boards and a pair of steals. Cade Fisher added three points, five rebounds and an assist, while Ben Maanum chipped in with two points, one rebound and a block.
JaMario Clements and Lukas Dierking also contributed for LaFayette.
LaFayette boys 28, Ringgold 26
The Ramblers improved to 9-2 on Thursday as they pulled out a narrow road win over the Tigers.
Ramsey had the hot hand for LaFayette with 10 points to go with 10 steals, five rebounds and a pair of assists. Porter added eight points, nine rebounds, four blocks, two steals and two assists, while Hadaway had a pair of 3-pointers to account for six points. He also had two steals and one rebound.
Also contributing were Barber (3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist), Fisher (1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 steal), Clements, Dierking and Maanum.
Gordon Lee boys 47, Dade County 34
In Trenton on Tuesday, the Trojans led 20-14 at halftime and steadily pulled away in the second half to pick up the win over the Wolverines.
Jake Poindexter had a big game with 21 points, six rebounds and three steals. Henry Ellis scored 11 points and matched it 11 rebounds, while Brody Cobb added six points.
Gordon Lee boys 39, Rossville 16
The Trojans led by just four points after Thursday’s opening period and 19-11 at halftime. However, they held the Bulldogs to just five points in the second half as they pulled away for the win in Chickamauga.
Poindexter had a big night with 18 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and three assists. Will Carswell dropped in 12 points with Logan Simerley (8 points) and Bo Solmon (1 point) rounding out the scoring.
Individual scoring for Rossville was not provided as of press time.
Lakeview boys 51, Saddle Ridge 18
On Tuesday, the Mustangs got 11 points from Chris Bell and seven from Braeden Holland in the loss.
Trion boys 58, Saddle Ridge 32
The Mustangs played 28 good, hard minutes of basketball on Thursday night, but couldn’t overcome a 22-11 firstperiod deficit and dropped the division game to the Bulldogs in Rock Spring.
Bell led the Navyand-Red with 15 points, followed by Ethan Kruger with six and Scott Smith with five. Holland added three.
Garrison Fults scored two on a pair of free throws and Cole Spears connected on a free throw attempt late for his first varsity points.
Tennessee Christian Prep boys 63, Oakwood Christian 17
Caleb Epperson led the Eagles with six points in a game played on Friday, Feb. 13. Knox Brashier, Garrett Dempsey, Tomo Gilchrist, Price Ray and Connor Shankles had two points each, while Kaden Hall finished with one.
OLPH boys 51, Oakwood Christian 13
Connor Shankles paced OCA with five points this past Tuesday. Ray finished with four, followed by Epperson with three and Brashier with one.