Trojans go 2-1 during Christmas tournament
The Gordon Lee Trojans faced a tough foe in the first round of their own Chick-fil-a Christmas Tournament last week, but battled back with two nice wins to end the week.
DALTON 66, GORDON LEE 43
The Trojans ran up against a much improved Catamount squad from Region 7-5A in last Monday night’s opener.
Dalton led by 10 early on before Gordon Lee cut the lead down to 27-22 with 4:30 left in the first half. However, the Catamounts countered with a 12-0 run and were never threatened again.
Sam Sartin and Hunter Holmes had 10 points each for the Trojans, followed by Luke Sikes with eight and Cooper Jackson with five. Will Mccutcheon and Josh Underwood both scored three, while Jordan Underwood and Troy Phillips had one apiece.
GORDON LEE 55, TRION 45
The Trojans faced off with their longtime rival a day later and got a measure of revenge for a loss to the Bulldogs just a few days earlier.
Trailing by a point going into the second quarter, Gordon Lee took a 27-22 lead into halftime, thanks to an 8 of 13 performance from the free throw line in the second period.
They later outscored Trion 16-8 in the third and Holmes helped put it away in the fourth by making six straight attempts at the charity stripe. He finished with 21 points.
Jackson added nine and Mccutcheon finished with eight. Sartin and Andrew Amor both scored five points. Sikes had three, while Evan Parham and Jordan Underwood both chipped in with two.
GORDON LEE 66, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 59
The Trojans evened their overall record at 5-5 on the season by
holding off the Eagles early Wednesday afternoon.
Jackson hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter to help Gordon Lee forge a 35-30 lead at halftime. They would go up seven headed into the fourth quarter and Holmes kept the visitors at arm’s length by making 7 of 8 free throws in the final eight minutes.
Holmes ended the night 11 of 12 at the line and finished with 21 points for the second straight game. All 11 of Jackson’s points came in the first quarter, while Amor dialed up long distance six times to finish with 18 points.
Sartin scored 10 in the victory, while Parham and the Underwoods put two points on their tab.
Gordon Lee will make the drive north to upper Hamilton County to face Sale Creek on Jan. 3.