The boys contest seemed to be called more evenly, in spite
of the winning play being a foul called against the Cherokees. It was a good
call, resulting in a 53-52 victory for the Tigers.
Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Kassidi Knight drives the baseline. |
The Lady ‘Kees jumped out front 15-13 in the first quarter
and put up even better numbers in the second, going to intermission leading
33-24. Halftime adjustments by Rockwood were effective as Greenback only scored
four points after the break. Rockwood tied the game 37-37 at 1:15 on the third
quarter clock, took the lead on foul shots, and ended the quarter with a 39-37
advantage. The final period was close with Greenback scoring 10 against
Rockwood’s nine, but the damage had been done.
The Lady Cherokees did not go quietly. With 3:15 to go and
Rockwood up 46-45, Kassidi Knight dropped in two free throws to reclaim the
lead. A turnover by the Lady Tigers put the ball back in Greenback’s hands.
Close coverage by the Rockwood defense put the ball back in the Lady Tigers
hands. The wheels came off as a combination of Mallory Winters’ fourth foul was
called away from the shooter and contact by Rockwood with no fouls called sent
coach McCollum into orbit and the official ‘teed him up’. Focus was lost and
Rockwood took advantage down the stretch.
Knight was team high scorer for the Lady Cherokees with 15.
Winters also hit in double figures with 10. Katelyn Sparks dropped in eight,
while Courtneay Sheedy netted six. Bailey Sellers and Autumn Tipton each scored
four. Winters and Sheedy found the net from outside with a pair of 3-pointers
each.
Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Mallory Winters, No. 23, was called for her fourth foul on this play. |
The Lady Cherokees hit seven-of-12 from the free-throw line,
for 58.3 percent. Rockwood went to the line 25 times and netted 17 for 68
percent.
The boys’ game was close at first, with an 18-17 home team
advantage after one. Greenback worked their magic in the second and jumped in
front 34-26. It was the only quarter that five Cherokees inked the score sheet.
Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Kassidi Knight tries to put up a shot. No foul was called on the play. |
After an exchange of field goals, and a trio of foul shots
by both squads, three additional points were added to the score for each team. With
1.8 seconds on the clock and Greenback up 52-51, Rockwood received a gift in
the form of an over the back foul after a missed Greenback free throw. The
Tigers’ Cleveland Davidson made both shots to give the home team their second
victory of the night.
Josh Pace led the Cherokees with 15 points and Tyler Bryant
dropped in 14. Trevor Franklin was also in double figures with 10. Austin
Bryant netted six and Eric Anderson nailed a 3-pointer. Hogan Goodson and
Landon Disney each connected with a field goal. Success from the free-throw
line was missing as the Cherokees hit a paltry three-of-nine for 33.3 percent.
Rockwood hit eight-of-11 for 72.7 percent.
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Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Josh Pace drives in for a layup. Pace led the Cherokees with 15 points. |
Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Trevor Franklin drives in for a shot. He made no trips to the foul line during the game. |
Photo by Ambler Brown © 2012 Trevor Franklin hit the floor after this play. |
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