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♦ TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007
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Houston County Lady Bears player Tonia Williams (50) takes a shot Saturday in the
Houston County gym against Valdosta.
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Two minutes into the second
quarter we decided we want
ed to play. We calmed down,
came back and had a chance
to take the lead at the half.
“In the second half we
played pretty much the way
we wanted to play. They hit
a couple of big shots and
stayed close, but in the last
two and a half quarters we
played well.”
Valdosta’s 2-2-1 press from
half-court gave Houston
County its biggest problems
in that first quarter. With
less than three minutes to
go that press caused two
turnovers and a charging
foul against center Tonia
Williams.
Williams, handing things
in the middle of the court
against the pressure, was able
to break the trap with a long
pass to Bethany Crenshaw
for two. But Valdosta would
sink three shots from out
side the 3-point arc to go up
19-11 eight minutes into the
game.
In the first 1:15 of the
second quarter, Houston
County had five turnovers
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for a rare two-point field
goal, and the Wildcats went
into halftime up 42-30.
Valdosta’s 3-pointer at
the start of the second half
would be the last of the night
for the visitors, but with a
6-0 run they enjoyed their
biggest lead at 18, 51-33.
Stallings ended that streak
with a second-chance score.
While Valdosta’s shoot
ing success would diminish
(especially at the foul line),
Houston County was unable
to capitalize on numerous
chances the defense would
create through steals and
rebounds. With a putback by
Vic King, the Bears trailed
bv 13, 56-43, after the third
quarter.
King had an assist to Jon
Nolton inside plus a three
point play to cap a 7-0 run
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Houston County senior forwatf Rashad Turner (23) takes a shot over a Valdosta defend
er Saturday in the Houston County gym.
and one field-goal attempt.
Valdosta ran an overall scor
ing streak to 13 in a row for
a lead of 15 points, 26-11.
Williams followed one of
her four shot blocks in the
quarter with an offensive
rebound basket to break the
Lady Wildcats’ run. That
would be the first of four
stick-backs for Houston in
the period. Janesa Johnson
and Hannah Channell also
scored second-chance bas
kets, and Williams put one
more back with a foul that
pulled the home team within
four, 28-24.
Channell, who returned to
the active roster for Baxley
during the Chick-Fil-A Bear
Brawl, picked up another
basket before the half when
Brittany Torain found her
open on the weak side.
Houston missed some foul
shots down the stretch, so
Valdosta went to the break
up 31-30.
“Everybody as a whole
worked hard together,” said
Baxley. “We found some
passes open, made some
shots and ended up on top.”
After Valdosta’s four 3-
point showing in the first
half, it didn’t make one in
for the Bears that closed
the gap to six points, 56-
50. Valdosta answered that
with consecutive breakaway
baskets in a run of eight in
a row.
Down the stretch, Stallings
hit a 3-pointer with 2:40
remaining, and Rashad
Turner scored on back-to
back possessions - includ
ing a third-shot opportu
nity - to again bring the
Bears within six at 69-63
with 1:09 left on the clock.
It would be the foul shoot
ing for Houston, though,
that did the home team in.
King rebounded Turner’s
miss on a 3-point play trey
after the stickback and got
the ball back to Turner, who
drew another foul. Both
those tries wouldn’t go.
Valdosta had just 13 made
shots at the line, but six
would come in the final min
ute. The Wildcats had 29
attempts at the line. Houston
the second half until there
was seven seconds left in
regulation. The visitors kept
launching the long shots
with no success while the
Lady Bears took the lead for
good with a 7-0 run. Torain
broke the press with an
assist to Kourtney Thomas,
and Williams scored on what
was a fourth-chance basket.
The quarter ended with
Houston leading 43-40, but
Valdosta did use a pair of
takeaways to get as close as
one, 41-40.
The Lady Bears led by as
much as eight in the fourth
and Williams took a missed
3-pointer nonstop end to end
and Johnson scored cutting
to the basket on a pass from
Channell.
Williams ended the game
with 31 points while Torain
scored 10. Torain accounted
for the last Houston scoring
with a 4-for-4 performance
at the line.
In the Lady Bears’ Friday
win against Colquitt,
Williams had 21 points,
Torain had nine and Chanel
Crosskey eight. The score at
halftime was 30-19.
County was 10-for-25.
King led the Bears with 19
points. He had a strong first
quarter as he hit a corner
3-pointer to break a 7-7 tie
and scored three other bas
kets driving in the lane.
Nolton and Stallings each
had 12 points. Turner scored
10 and Josh Nelson 7.
The Bears are 1-1 in 1-
AAAAA as they scored a dra
matic 57-56 win at home
Friday against Colquitt
County High. King, in the
closing seconds, was fouled
shooting a 3-pointer and
Colquitt leading 56-54. King
made all three shots at the
line to give him 17 points,
nine coming in the fourth
quarter.
Turner had 10 points,
nine in the second half, and
Stallings had 16.
Colquitt’s Channing
Hudson had five 3-pointers
in an 18-point night.
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The 2007 Elk’s Hoop Shoot contest (pictured) was held at Warner Robins Recreation
Department Saturday. The winners are as follows: 12-13 years of age - Boys - First
place - Scott Dyke and Second place - Michael Meeks. Girls - First place - Danielle
Gaza way and Second place - Brianna Jenkins. 10-11 years of age - Boys - First place
- Mykel Harris and Second place - Jake Chastain. Girls - First place - Bailee Coes
and Second place - Destini Williams. 8-9 years of age - Boys - First place - Nathan
Curtis and Second place - Jaylon Golds. Girls - First place - Ryleigh Jefferson and
Second place - Jashalynn Maddox.
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John Milledge was 23-for
-32 at the line while the
Lady Hornets had just 11
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and in all of Class AAA.
Perry fell in this first con
test against a south sub
region foe 62-36.
“They were good,” said
Bradley, commenting on
Southwest talents but also
stating she was satisfied
with the way Perry handled
the situation. “We played as
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had 16 points to ,lead
Perry’s win against Mary
Persons. On Saturday,
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in Saturday’s home game.
Walls said Matt Amrit
and John Peake each aver
Hoop shoot contest
tries at the stripe.
“I was amazed we were
still in the game,” said
Eubanks. “But we made
six 3-pointers.”
Mallory Eubanks led
Westfield in this game with
a team. Southwest was ath
letic, quick, and you can’t
leave them open for a split
second.”
Ashley Roberts led Perry’s
effort with 11 points while
West scored 10 more. The
Lady Panthers dropped to
2-11 overall after games in
which they produced lower
than their 50 points per
game season average.
“We are struggling at
Antonio Hubbard had 15
points against the Patriots
while Eric Askew added 13
and Roderick Jones 10.
“We were in control
from the start (Saturday
at Southwest), we just
aged 10 points in the two
wins.
“When they can score,
we will be a tough team
to beat,” said Walls. “John
got a lot of his points off of
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13 points while Jones, with
three of the 3-pointers, had
nine.
Moreland had five assists.
Caroline Pfohl and Erin
Willie combined for 11
rebounds.
the line despite a whole lot
of practice,” said Bradley.
“But they are getting bet
ter. Maybe towards the end
we will get it together.”
The coach also compli
mented West for her defen
sive work in Saturday’s
game against one of the
top scorers in the region.
She said West held this
Southwest player to just 15
points.
can’t put them away,” said
Hardy.
“We had a long layoff,
and before we were about
to put teams away early. We
allowed them to stay too
close (this weekend).”
turnovers, steals and push
ing the ball up the floor.
Matt got a lot of offensive
rebounds, and he worked
well within the frame of the
offense.”