Montezuma —
Free throw shooting figured prominently in both games of a Saturday night non-region doubleheader pitting border rivals Dooly and Macon counties.
Sinking 11 of their 15 gratis tosses, the visiting boys notched a 59-55 win over the host Bulldogs who in trying to duplicate or better their previous 56-52 triumph over the Bobcats went just five of 15 from the line.
Nailing a respectable 22 of 41 charity shots in comparison to Dooly’s woeful 4 of 26 firing, the homestanding Lady Bulldogs cruised to a second rout this season over the Lady Bobcats. A 65-32 winner in the first clash, they took the second, 73-45.
The split left the Bobcats with an overall record of 9-3 and the Lady Bobcats with a 2-10 log. Both will be in action twice this coming weekend, traveling to Central of Talbotton on Friday at 6 and hosting Hawkinsville on Saturday at 7.
Bobcats 59, Bulldogs 55
En route to their seventh consecutive win, the Bobcats jumped out to leads of 14-8 after a quarter and 31-19 at halftime and eventually made them stand up for a hard-earned victory.
While doing so, they weathered the pressure the Bulldogs put on them by triple-teaming whoever had the basketball. In the process, they forced numerous Dooly turnovers they failed to capitalize on due to their off night from the free throw line.
The trio of A.J. Smith, LaParris Hall and Jamari Baker accounted for most of Dooly’s scoring damage, sinking 16, 15 and 14 points, respectively. Macon County got 15 points from Devontae Hudson and 10 from Marquis Harris.
Score by Quarters
Dooly County 14-17-8-20 — 59
Macon County 6-13-14-22 — 55
Scoring
Dooly County (59) — Trevoski Lundy 4, LaParris Hall 15, Jamari Baker 14, Kerreon Merrell 4, Mark Lloyd 4, A.J. Smith 16, Devaughn Mathis, Ray Adams.
Team totals: field goals 24; free throws 11 of 15 (73.3%); fouls 12; 3-pointers — none; fouled out — none.
Macon County (55) — Karltez Hooks 4, Devontae Hudson 15, Marquis Harris 10, Juwan Willock 5, Deon Joiner 9, Raquan Smith 6, JaVontae Maxie 2, Justin Hubbard 4.
Team totals: field goals 21; free throws 5 of 15 (33.3%); fouls 15; 3-pointers — Harris 2, Joiner 1, Hudson 1; fouled out — Willock.
Lady Bobcats 73, Lady ’Dogs 45
With 48 personal fouls being whistled, 67 free throws being attempted and an unavailable number of jump balls being called, this game lasted for almost two hours.
When it was over, the Lady Bulldogs’ better accuracy from the free throw line, their domination of the boards and the large number of turnovers committed by Dooly resulted in their easy win.
Tridedria Burke’s 18 points led the Lady Bobcats in scoring. Mykia Harris hit a game-high 27 for Macon County which got another 13 from Denautica Harris.
Score by Quarters
Dooly County 7-13-14-11 — 45
Macon County 23-11-23-16 — 73
Scoring
Dooly County (45) — Quadesha Tookes 4, Tridedria Burke 18, Shaniquelin Johnson 2, Jessica Hightower 2, Gereka Sanders 8, Shabrika Adkinson 9, Shy’Lexia Hall 2, Kee Kee Granville, Alexis Lester, C’nia Felder, Maya Ellison, Deja Williams.
Team totals: field goals 20; free throws 4 of 26 (15.4%); fouls 26; 3-pointers — Tookes 1; fouled out — Adkinson.
Macon County (73) — Mykia Harris 27, Denautica English 13, MaKayla Carter 4, Breonna Ivey 4, Kirby Walker 8, Melandria Oliver 5, China Lester 8, Tia Story 2, Javisha Haughabrook 2.
Team totals: field goals 26; free throws 22 of 41 (54.1%); fouls 22; 3-pointers — Harris 1; fouled out — none.
Local Sports
Free throw shooting decisive in Dooly-Macon County twin bill
- Local Sports
-
-
Wildcats weather playoff scares from Crusaders
Heeding the “where there’s a will, there’s a way” adage, Crisp Academy’ Wildcats struggled mightily Friday en route to a GISA Class A baseball quarterfinals sweep of Robert Toombs’ Crusaders.
With its hard-earned wins of 8-5 and 14-11, coach John Penney’s now 14-5 squad advances to the Final Four for a fourth straight year. Its foe in a best-of-three road series expected to start on Friday is Region 1-A champion Bethlehem Christian (13-5-2). - Crisp-Marist pairing represents a Final Four contrast
-
Fullington learns its Final Four opponent
The recipient of an unusual bye for the Elite Eight round of the GISA Class A state baseball playoffs, Fullington Academy learned this weekend where it will travel and who it will face in the Final Four.
-
Dooly County High pays tribute to its athletes at all-sports banquet
Winding up one of its most successful years overall athletically, Dooly County High honored participants in all of its sports program at a banquet held Tuesday in the school cafeteria.
-
Crisp County net teams honored at recent fete
Crisp County High tennis boosters wasted no time in paying deserved tribute to the school’s netters, holding their annual banquet shortly after both had been eliminated from the state tournament field.
-
CCHS cheerleader signs scholarship
Jasmine Cain (seated center) has signed a letter of Intent to attend Brewton Parker College in Mt. Vernon for competition cheerleading.
-
Rec department tennis clinics set to begin this week
The first of several tennis clinics to be conducted by retired Crisp County High net coach Junior Peeples will be held this coming week.
-
Trojans set to return to action after bye week, first-round win over Curtis Baptist
Prior to winning the rubber match of their three-game, first-round GISA Class A state playoff series vs. Curtis Baptist on May 11, Fullington Academy’s Trojans split Games 1 and 2 a day earlier.
-
Crisp Academy sweeps Robert Toombs, earns trip to GISA Final Four
Crisp Academy's Wildcats have advanced to the GISA Class A Final Four for a fourth straight year and in doing so had to rally for a second-game win over Robert Toombs' Crusaders here Friday.
-
Wildcats set to continue their quest for fourth straight state finals berth
Now just two wins away from making the GISA Class A state championship finals for a fourth straight year, Crisp Academy will be gunning this weekend for one of the victories needed to get there.
- More Local Sports Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
