Gordon Lee heads to postseason with momentum
The Gordon Lee Trojans and Lady Trojans will both head into this week’s Region 6-A tournament with a good deal of momentum.
Both teams earned subregion wins at Mount Zion last Monday before battling Christian Heritage on the road on Friday. Then on Saturday, they closed out the regular season with dominant home wins over Hixson.
Gordon Lee girls 51, Mount Zion 28
Ahead by just one point after the first quarter, the Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Eagles 30-12 over the next two quarters to pull away for the victory.
Addison Sturdivant scored a teamhigh 10 points for Gordon Lee, while Gracie O’Neal, Emma McGraw and Macy Sharp all had seven points apiece. Ashlyn Schmidt finished with six points. Skye Alexander and Sadie Gasaway had five points each, while Emma Langston and Star Alexander both chipped in with two.
Gordon Lee girls 48, Christian Heritage 47
The Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Lions in the fourth quarter, 14-5, to knot the game 38 apiece and force overtime.
Then in the extra session, O’Neal hit a big 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining to tie the game at 47 and Star Alexander would sink what became the game-winner at the free throw line. Alexander then grabbed a big rebound with 1.6 seconds to play to seal the confidencebuilding victory.
Sturdivant led Gordon Lee (6-6 in 6-A North) with 14 points. O’Neal added 11 points and Langston finished with 10. McGraw had eight points, followed by Skye Alexander with four and Star Alexander with an all-important one.
Gordon Lee girls 45, Hixson 26
Up by just three points at the end of the first quarter, Gordon Lee limited the Lady Wildcats to just four points in the second quarter and never looked back as they improved to 10-15 overall.
O’Neal had 15 points for Gordon Lee, followed by Langston and McGraw with 12 points each as they avenged an early-season loss. Two points apiece by Sturdivant, Sharp and Skye Alexander capped the scoring.
Gordon Lee boys 61, Mount Zion 56
After a narrow two-point victory over the Eagles at home earlier this month, the Trojans completed the season sweep with a hardfought victory in Carrollton.
Wiley Heming stayed redhot with 22 points and 16 rebounds, while Sam Norton had 12 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in the game. Justin Wooden finished with 11 points, while Weston Beagles added nine points and six assists.
Christian Heritage boys 63, Gordon Lee 59
The Lions survived a tough test from the Trojans. Wooden had 16 points. Norton picked up 15 points and Heming added 12 as Gordon Lee dropped to 9-5 in Region 6-A North.
Gordon Lee boys 71, Hixson 33
The Trojans led 26-10 after a relatively low-scoring first half, but the Navyand-White would find their range in the second half to pull away for a blowout victory.
It was a balanced scoring effort for Gordon Lee as Beagles paced the team with 15 points. Wooden had 14 points, followed by Norton with 13 and Timothy Whitsett with 11. Heming and Gavin McAllister had six points each, while Anthony Peco, Hunter Hodson and Cayden Powell finished with two points apiece.
Gordon Lee’s girls will play Trion at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Heritage in Dalton, while the Gordon Lee boys will play at 7:30 at Trion against the winner of Monday’s game between Mount Zion and Excel Christian.