2008

WEEK OF _' "2~./JJ -t/~(JL!., '6'-__

East Central

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game out of the kid< hand · when \'OU make that call. ..1 ~ve lorton a lot of credit TI1eymad~ the shots and made the plays. But I'm very proud ofmy kids. They banled and compded. We weren't supposed to be here. fm ver} happy, I ju:>t can't believe he made that call." or thea~t trailed 2&-15 at halftime and 36-29 to <;tart the fourth quarter. TheTro– jans got £, • ";thin 37-35 with 5:46 left on back-to·back 3- pointer'!> by Michael Brown. Northeast went up 47-46 on a pair of rree throw:. by Jamond Hill wilh 1:19 to go. i'\ortht:a'!>t (2-t) got 11 points from Bmwn. nine from Brooks, t:ight from Sam Hudnall ar. i six from Namon Cooley. ~orton (~1) got 13 points from Bank-., 10 from Derrell Taylor, nine from

Willie RE:adus, and eight from Chris McClendon. Newton 64 Scott Central 59 Newton jumped out to a 52-38 lead over the first three quarters in winning the rematch of last year's Class 2A state champi– onship. The Tiger,;; took a 32-20 lead into halftime of the battle of Division 5-2A rivals. Keondre Hodges scored 15 points in the third quarter in leading Newton (3-3) with 23 points. The Tigers also got 12 points from Dominique Williams and 10 from Dwayne Binghan1. Scott Central (2-2) got 23 poinL" from Kent McKee. 17 from Xavier Triplett, and nine from Cordell Jack~on.

today's other boys' games, l\ewton County takes on Lake al2:15 p.m. and North– east faces Scott Central for third place at ?:15 p.m. Morton boys 49 Northeast 48 Shelton Banks took an inbounds pass at midcourt wiU1 just under 10 ~conds left and drove the lane for the tying basket and was fouled with 5.7 seconds left. Banks canned the go-ahead free throw and a pullup jumper just inside the free– throw line by Northeast's Rodner Brooks at the horn wouldn't go down "I can't believe he made that call," said Northeast head coach Lewb Lightsey of the late fouL "You take the

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