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? Sports Week? Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds December 15, 201 e LASH/CHRONICLE JV BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Day One of tournament ends with a bang BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE The final game of the night during Day One of Lash/Chronicle tournament between Glenn and Thomasville was an instant classic. It involved a 20 point halftime deficit for Glenn, which came all the way back and won by two in the final minutes. But by no means was it the only good game of the day. The day was kicked off by the matchup between Mt. Tabor and Walkertown. As the No. 3 seed in this year's tournament, the Spartans overwhelmed the Wolfpack and took home an easy victory in the first game of the day with the score of 77-57. Next on the court was Atkins against Reynolds. During the first half of play it was a tight contest matchup between two solid teams. Reynolds began to flex their muscles during the third and by the end of the quarter they led by 22 points. The Demons forced turnovers on defense that thwarted any comeback attempts from the Camels. Atkins fought hard to the bitter end but the Demons were too tough and won 57-37. Reynolds coach Mike McCulloch said as the No. 4 seed, they did what they were supposed to do during the game but knows they will have to have a better effort if they are to advance to the semifinals. "Better shot selection, moving our feet on defense and playing with a little more enthusiasm are some of the things we need to work on going forward," McCulloch said. "We had a game last night and I think my guys did a great job of turning it around and were mentally ready to play Atkins head coach Bronal Gary added, "We missed some easy shots, we had some miscommunica tions but all in all, I love the See Day One on B2 Photo by Timothy Ramsey The Carver player looks for a teammate while being defended by Jalen Crawley, No. 23 in black, and D'Angelo Lavalais, No. 22 in black. Glenn overcomes 20-polnt deficit to win BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE In the final game of the first round of the Lash/Chronicle tournament, Thomasville seemed to be cruising to an easy victory against Glenn. The Bulldogs led by what seemed to be an insurmountable 20 points at the half. Glenn never gave up and once they went to the full court press in the second half, they began to inch back into the game and won in the final seconds by the score of 58-56. The game had a little extra fire because of the con nection between the two head coaches. Glenn head coach Chris Geter was once a protege of Thomasville head coach Robert Moore Jr. and the two are good friends to this day. Geter and Moore coached together on the Atkins staff from 2006-2010. "We had a good run over at Atkins and we met a lot of great kids," said Geter. "We did a lot of good things, there and I give that man all the respect in the world. I learned a lot from him." 58-56 As the two teams started play in the first quarter, defense held serve early on. Thomasville held a 10-4 lead while Glenn was having trouble penetrating their 2-3 zone defense. At the end of the first quarter Thomasville led 15-11. It was a totally different story in the second quarter as Thomasville took full control of the game. Tyree Barnes heated up from downtown, which put the Bulldogs up 25 13. Turnovers started to mount for the Bobcats that led to fastbreak opportunities for Thomasville extending the See Overcome on B2 Photos by Timothy Ramsey Benjamin Williams of Glenn surveys the defense during their game against Thomasville. Ziaquawn Cochrane, No. 3 in red, pulls up for a jump shot while being defended by Benjamin Williams, No. 5 in white. Walkertown still fighting for first win BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE The 2015-16 season for the Walkertown Wolfpack was a forgettable one as they went 0-15 on the season. Heading into their game against South Stokes, the Wolfpack were 0-4 and still searching for their first victo ry of the year. During the final minutes of the game they seemed to have the victory in hand but fell in overtime to the Sauras 49-45. The opening quarter was a slow-paced battle where both teams were trying to figure out the others rone defense. Both squads implemented a 2-3 rone that did not allow penetration from the opposing guards. Walkertown was able to score a couple of easy buckets via the fast See Walkertown on B2 Photo by Ttawky Rumry Walkertown's Leonard Greer, No. 12 in white, shoots a jump shot over London Parsons, No. 5 in red. ; I t rt 11
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