Tharptown sweeps Phillips, Red Bay splits with Sulligent
The area races for the Class 2A, Area 12 girls and Class 1A, Area 13 boys got a little clearer as Red Bay and Tharptown were able to play area contests that were canceled last week by the winter weather.
The Lady Tigers defeated Sulligent 67-35 Monday to complete area play with a 6-0 record and the right to host the area tournament.
The game was slowed due to several foul — there were 70 personal fouls called in the game — that sent both teams to the free throw line throughout the night.
“I’m not complaining,” said Red Bay coach Donnie Roberts.
Of the 102 points scored by both teams, 50 of those points came from free throws.
Hannah Sharp led the Lady Tigers with 18 points while Jade Ezzell scored 10 points. Also scoring for Red Bay were Lauren Pacetti (8), Morgan McKinney (7), Lexy Lindsey (7), Mariah Horton (6), Leah Fuller (5), Whitney Sharp (4), MaRanda Burgett (2) and Alaina Hester (1).
Tharptown 75, Phillips 44
The Tharptown boys stayed on pace to force a tie with Belgreen atop Class 1A, Area 13 with a win against Phillips Wednesday as every player scored for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats opened a 13-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the game.
Jacob Parker and Kelby Hallmark scored 16 points each to lead Tharptown while Nick Long added 10 points. Also scoring for the Wildcats were Rile Hughes (9), Wade Berryman (7), Wesley Borden (6), Nathan Gray (5), Kent Allen (4), William Washington (1) and Cody Cagle (1).
Tharptown will close out its area schedule Monday at Vina in another game that had to be rescheduled due to the snow.
Sulligent 57, Red Bay 41
The Tigers fell to 2-4 in area play with their loss to Sulligent Monday.
Red Bay trailed by 10 points at the end of the first quarter and shaved the Sulligent advantage to 30-26 by halftime, but the Blue Devils pulled away in the second half to secure the win.
Cory Timbs led the Tigers with nine points while Ben Hubbard and Hunter Childers added seven points each. Also scoring for Red Bay were Cody Reynolds (6), Blake Brummett (5), Steven Nabers (5) and Austin Malone (2).
Tharptown 57, Phillips 37
The Lady Wildcats closed the first quarter on a 19-3 run to take control of the game and never let up.
Kendra Baker led Tharptown with 18 points while Kamri Sears scored 12 points. Also scoring for Tharptown were Braeden Sellers (8), Chloe Lane (6), Danielle Creasy (6), Erika Sparks (5) and Kirsten Nolen (2).
