Red Bay wins junior varsity boys basketball championship
There were only two teams participating in the junior varsity boys division of the Franklin County Tournament, Red Bay and Phil Campbell. The Tigers beat the Bobcats 49-38 to win the title.
Red Bay led 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and 18-13 at halftime. The Tigers extended their lead to 32-17 at the end of the third quarter. Phil Campbell’s Hayston Scott got hot in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 of his game-high 21 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Tigers held on for the win.
Jeremiah Thorne led Red Bay with 13 points, followed by Cameron Woodruff with 10 points. Jaxson Swann added nine points. Landyn Lewey, Jayce Jackson and Brodie Cason scored four points each. Jackson Miller added three points, and Bryant Harris added two points.
Following Scott’s 21 points was Shooter Motes with 9 points and Hunter McMicken with eight points.
