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| Lady Dawg defense stifles G'field; Jackets hold off Gleason boys |
By: Stephanie Sturgis - Press Sports Editor
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Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:21 pm
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Playing catch-up — Greenfield's Katie McCall (left) works to cut off the path of Lady Bulldog Ashley Coble during District 14-A action Friday night at Gleason. The Lady Bulldog defense was vise-tight in Gleason's 42-20 victory.
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Defense ruled the night when the Greenfield and Gleason high school basketball teams clashed Friday night in Tater Town.
In the girls game, the host Lady Bulldogs held Greenfield in single digits in every quarter on the way to a 42-20 win. In the finale, it was the Greenfield boys who applied the pressure. Gleason's boys managed a second-half rally, but the Yellow-jackets held on to win 36-32.
In the boys game, the Dawgs struggled mightily to put points on the board in the first half. G'field's Wes Clark nailed a 3-pointer to start the scoring. Gleason had an answer in a Ben Sumner stickback for a 3-2 score just 75 seconds into the action.
That Sumner basket was the lone Gleason point from the floor until Preston Frazier launched a buzzer-beating trey at halftime. In between, the Dawgs managed seven free throws out of 14 attempts at the charity stripe for 12 total first-half points.
Unfortunately for the Jackets, they didn't take advantage. Greenfield got a Tyler Jones trey and led 8-4 after a quarter. The Jackets added 11 points in the second frame for a 19-12 advantage at the intermission.
Frazier rode the momentum of his halftime shot into the third quarter, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers. Greenfield countered with five more points from Clark and carried a 28-20 lead into the fourth quarter.
In the final stanza, two Daniel Ricketts free throws bumped the lead back to 10 at 30-20 with 7:22 left to play.
Gleason's Colin Bennett finally warmed up with six points. The Bulldogs trimmed their deficit to two on three occasions, including at 34-32 on a Bennett layup with 18 seconds left.
Five seconds later, Ricketts drilled two more free throws to stretch the Greenfield lead to two possessions for a 36-32 Yellowjacket victory.
Clark topped G'field scorers with 10 points, while Frazier led all scorers with 11 for Gleason.
In the girls game, the Lady Jacket offense never found a rhythm, struggling to get the ball into its set offense against the Gleason fullcourt pressure.
Lady Dawg junior Taylor Stout outscored Greenfield 10-9 in the first half. While Stout worked in the paint, five different Lady Dawgs nailed 3-pointers. Gleason led 9-4 after a quarter and 25-9 at halftime.
Gleason extended its lead in the third while limiting the Lady Jackets to three free throws for a 34-12 lead after three frames.
Bench players for both teams played most of the final quarter as Gleason got the 42-20 win.
Stout was the lone scorer in double digits with 14 points. Emily Randolph and Shameilla McMullen each scored four points for Greenfield.
Jan. 16 at Gleason
GIRLS
Greenfield (20) — Emily Randolph 4, Shameilla McMullen 4, Haley Perkins 3, Jasmine Allen 2, Jordan Galey 2, Brystal Barber 2, Haley Rawls 2, Katie McCall 1.
Gleason (42) — Taylor Stout 14, Kim Edenfield 6, Jenna Frazier 5, Alex King 3, Maggie Lowrance 3, Sara Hensley 3, Camille Cooper 3, Alexis Tipton 2, Ashley Coble 2, Elizabeth Terrell 1.
3-pointers: Greenfield — Perkins; Gleason — Edenfield (2), Lowrance, Frazier, Hensley, Cooper, King.
Records: Greenfield 8-8 (4-6 District 14-A), Gleason 13-5 (7-4 District 14-A).
BOYS
Greenfield (36) — Wes Clark 10, Daniel Ricketts 9, Jess Castleman 5, Heath Crouse 4, Tyler Jones 3, Dalton Potts 3, Chris McMullen 2.
Gleason (32) — Preston Frazier 11, Colin Bennett 9, Ben Sumner 8, Ben Rollins 4.
3-pointers: Greenfield — Clark (2), Jones, Potts; Gleason — Frazier (3), Rollins.
Records: Greenfield 9-6 (6-4 District 14-A), Gleason 5-13 (2-9 District 14-A).
Jan. 13 at Tiptonville
GIRLS
Gleason (43 in OT) — Kim Edenfield 17, Jenna Frazier 10, Taylor Stout 10, Ashley Coble 6.
Lake County (50 in OT) — T.T. Flowers 16, Renita Kinney 16, Carnation Hart 8, Tarrida Abbott 5, Mariah Matthews 3, Hope Ross 2.
3-pointers: Gleason — Edenfield (5), Coble (2); Lake County — Matthews.
Records: Gleason 12-5 (6-4 District 14-A).
BOYS
Gleason (41) — Zach Wallace 10, Evan Orr 9, Ben Rollins 7, Preston Frazier 6, Ben Sumner 4,, Gabe Lowrance 3, Dalton Andrews 2.
Lake County (74) — Carlos Young 12, Dominic Kimble 10, Russell Avery 8, Ron Garrett 7, Ricky Boyd 6, Tevin Churchwell 6, Rafeal Tyler 5, Devonte Pearson 5, Chris Rogers 4, Caleb Bledsoe 4, Calius Hockett 3, Steven Rushing 2, Jacob McBride 2.
3-pointers: Gleason — Wallace (2), Frazier; Lake County — Kimble (2), Garrett, Hockett, Tyler, Pearson, Bledsoe.
Records: Gleason 5-12 (2-8 District 14-A).
Jan. 12 at Atwood
GIRLS
Gleason (60) — Jenna Frazier 18, Taylor Stout 18, Kim Edenfield 9, Alexis Tipton 7, Sara Hensley 4, Ashley Coble 4.
West Carroll (52) — Jessica Carter 18, Darian Carter 8, Morgan Woodard 7, Madison Lane 7, Nikki Taylor 5, Danielle Crocker 4, Whitney Foster 3.
3-pointers: Gleason — Edenfield; West Carroll — J. Carter (2), Taylor.
Records: Gleason 12-4 (6-3 District 14-A).
BOYS
Gleason (44) — Colin Bennett 16, Ben Sumner 10, Preston Frazier 9, Ben Rollins 5, Zach Wallace 4.
West Carroll (63) — Thomas Greer 25, Clint McClain 12, Hayden McClain 11, Xavier Cunningham 10, Justin Scruggs 5.
3-pointers: Gleason — Frazier (3), Bennett, Wallace; West Carroll — H. McClain (3), C. McClain (2), Greer (2).
Records: Gleason 5-11 (2-7 District 14-A).
Jan. 9 at Gleason
GIRLS
South Fulton (25) — Maeghan Eaves 12, Marina Barclay 5, Brooke Kane 3, Cori Jo Edmison 3, Lauren Dowdy 2.
Gleason (41) — Jenna Frazier 14, Kim Edenfield 10, Maggie Lowrance 5, Taylor Stout 4, Alexis Tipton 3, Ashley Coble 3, Elizabeth Terrell 2.
3-pointers: South Fulton — Eaves (3), Edmison, Barclay; Gleason — Frazier (2), Lowrance, Coble.
Records: Gleason 11-4 (6-3 District 14-A).
BOYS
South Fulton (53 in OT) — Jonathan Avent 28, George Garmon 12, Jacob Wade 6, Montre Lewis 4, Drew Greer 3.
Gleason (50 in OT) — Colin Bennett 21, Ben Sumner 10, Preston Frazier 8, Evan Orr 6, Ben Rollins 5.
3-pointers: South Fulton — Avent (3); Gleason — Bennett, Orr, Frazier.
Records: South Fulton 3-10 (2-6 District 14-A) Gleason 5-10 (2-7 District 14-A).
Jan. 6 at Halls
GIRLS
Gleason (52) — Jenna Frazier 9, Kim Edenfield 9, Sara Hensley 9, Taylor Stout 7, Ashley Coble 5, Camille Cooper 4, Alexis Tipton 3, Hollie Townes 3, Whitney Reed 3.
Halls (33) — Lateia Humphrey 18, Keyana Parker 4, Ashlee Nichols 3, Destiny Harrell 3, Jessie Ellison 2, NeKeysha Wilson 1.
3-pointers: Gleason — Edenfield (2), Hensley (2), Cooper, Coble, Townes, Reed; Halls — Humphrey (2), Nichols, Harrell.
Records: Gleason 10-4 (5-3 District 14-A).
BOYS
Gleason (21) — Preston Frazier 7, Evan Orr 5, Jordan Howington 5, Colin Bennett 2, Blake Taylor 2.
Halls (66) — Qaylon Smith 18, Emmitt Henning 17, Reginald Glass 13, Nathan Smith 6, Cory Walker 4, Hollis Belton 4, Willie Powell 2, Shamari Cooper 2.
3-pointers: Gleason — Orr, Frazier; Halls — none.
Records: Gleason 5-9 (2-6 District 14-A). |
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