HA Rebs roll in opener
By By Will Bardwell / staff writer
Feb. 4, 2004
HEIDELBERG Heidelberg Academy fell short of one of its goals on Tuesday night, but that was the Rebels' only shortcoming.
The Rebels used a balanced attack through all four quarters, holding the Rams to 25 points through three quarters and placing five scorers in double figures. Dusty Bass scored a game-high 21 points for Heidelberg, including 12 in the first quarter alone. Chase Davis had 18, Ryan Yawn and Will Thames each chipped in 11 and Paul Zeagler scored 10.
Heidelberg jumped on Kemper early in the first quarter. A layup from Dusty Bass gave the Rebels their first double-digit margin, a 10-0 lead three minutes into the game. A three-pointer by Bass moments later finished a 13-0 Heidelberg run to begin the game.
The Rebels did not allow a basket for the contest's first 4:25.
Heidelberg's largest lead of the half was 20 points, coming on a Chase Davis three-pointer with four seconds remaining in the second quarter.
It was one of six of Davis' treys.
Bass found Paul Zeagler along the baseline for an alley-oop layup off the glass early in the third quarter that put Heidelberg up 39-16.
Davis' three-pointer with two minutes left in the third quarter gave Heidelberg a 54-20 lead. It looked as though the Rams would slip within 30 late in the third period when Kyle Davis drained a three-pointer with 30 seconds to play in the quarter, but Zeagler hit a turnaround layup with four seconds left for a 56-25 advantage.
Kemper's fortunes were no kinder in the fourth quarter. Davis knocked down a 30-foot three-pointer with 5:40 left, giving Heidelberg a 61-26 lead. After a Rams bucket, Davis drained another three from the corner for a 64-28 Rebels lead.
Heidelberg extended its advantage to 40 points when Davis hit another three-pointer from the wing to go up 70-30 with 2:40 left. The Rebels led by 41 with half a minute to go when Bass drained a 25-foot three-pointer, and coming off a fast break, Ryan Yawn threw down a dunk as the final buzzer sounded for a 46-point win.
Wayne (boys) 70
Sylva-Bay Aca. 36
Wayne Academy advanced to the District 3-A tournament's second round with a 70-36 win over Sylva-Bay Academy on Tuesday.
Garet James scored a game-high 24 points for Wayne Academy. Patton Stanley added 12 points for Wayne Academy, and Jacob Fontenot scored 10 points.
Sylva-Bay Academy got 15 points apiece from Dexter Phillips and John Thompson.
Kemper (girls) 63
Sylva-Bay Aca. 22
Leslie Beach drained four three-pointers in an 18-point effort that led Kemper Academy over Sylva-Bay Academy 63-22 on Tuesday.
Eve Darnell added 10 points for the Lady Rams, who led 32-2 midway through the second quarter.
Katie Windham, who scored a team-high eight points for Sylva-Bay, helped the Lady Saints reel off eight straight points at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth. Windham dropped in a layup that capped the run and made the score 51-18, but Kemper scored 12 of the game's final 16 points.
Wayne Aca. (girls) 69
Newton Aca. 27
Kristen Palmer's 21 points helped lead Wayne Academy to a first-round victory on Tuesday in the District 3-A tournament.
Wayne also got 13 points from Lauren Revette and 12 points from Erin Wood.
Newton Academy was led by Ali Godwin, who scored nine points. Erin Watkins scored eight points for Newton.
