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Tigers rain 3's in win over New Boston
Sports Staff
The Paris News
Published November 24, 2009
CLARKSVILLE — When the Clarksville Blue Tigers entered their season opener at home on Monday night against New Boston, coach Joe Sigler and his team knew the visiting Lions would come out gunning for the host team.
But Clarksville answered the call, as the seventh-ranked Class 2A team in the state knocked down nine 3-pointers en route to a decisive 75-58 victory over the New Boston squad.
"Any time you have that many kids that can do that, then it's only going to get better. The thing that we have to do is learn to do that in the framework of what we do," Sigler said.
Clarksville (1-0) didn't have an outstanding performance according to Sigler, but with the talent on the squad, better days are expected to be ahead.
The contest was marred by turnovers, but it was the Tigers who broke the game open with 31 second-quarter points.
"My big concern was playing for the first time in front of their parents, girlfriends and friends and how they were going to respond to that, and we have work to do," Sigler said. "I thought that we had too many turnovers and I'm not pleased with the way we handled the half-court and full-court press. But it's always easier to recover when we win then it would have been if we had lost it."
The Blue Tigers were hit by foul trouble early in the game, as 6-5 freshman post player Gary Moore was the first to leave the game after recording his second personal with 6:37 left in the opening quarter. He would not return until the second half.
Starting guard H.B. Rosser would eventually foul out of the game in the second half after scoring five points and Jerrion Roberts, who was impressive down low, ended the game with four fouls but still scored a game-high 16 points.
The game was low-scoring in the initial quarter, as both teams had problems connecting from the field and turnovers were plentiful. The Tigers held a 13-11 advantage as the teams moved to the second period.
Back-to-back steals and layups by Roberts opened scoring in the second period and a 3-pointer from Rosser extended the advantage to 20-12 with 6:37 left in the first half. New Boston eventually sliced the lead to 20-16.
However, Clarksville took command by knocking down four more treys in the quarter, with Radonte Edwards and Quinton Beaty connecting on one each in the quarter while Keyondrian Harris drilled two of his game-high three in the frame.
The Tigers moved to a 20-point lead when starting guard Demontrae Scales chipped in a pair of free throws with 1:10 left in the period. Clarksville moved to the intermission leading 44-26.
Sigler was able to allow all 12 members of his team to receive game action, including two more freshmen (Beaty and Lonnie Hobbs) and sophomore Jordan Alexander, who scored 10 points.
Senior Dariel Rosser and Devonta Shavers played some strong minutes in reserve roles, as did sophomore newcomer Chris Mitchell.
The Lions managed to cut the deficit to just 15 points on two occasions in the third and the Blue Tigers entered the final quarter leading 58-43.
Sigler opened the season with senior Scales joining sophomores Edwards, Roberts and Rosser and freshman Moore in the starting lineup.
The Tigers' performance was not impressive from the charity stripe, where they converted just 6 of 18 attempts.
Edwards was the remaining Tiger in double figures with 14 points. Harris scored nine points and Scales contributed eight.
Clarksville will have another tough task tonight when Sigler's team travels to Texarkana to face the Class 3A fourth-ranked Pleasant Grove Hawks.
• The Clarksville junior varsity team mounted an outstanding effort to almost erase a 19-point deficit, but fell 57-52 to New Boston in the opening game of the night.
Demarcus Bell and Trea O'Neal scored 13 points each to lead Clarksville while Kelton Scales added nine points.
New Boston 11 15 17 15 — 58
Clarksville 13 31 14 17 — 75
New Boston (N/A): Darrion Wade 16, Ke'Shad Wilson 10, Shawndre Cheatham 9, Victor Powell 8, Haven Hardage 6, Terence Lomax 5, Tony Thompson 2, Tevin Warren 2. Threes 0. FT 12-21. Fouls 18.
Clarksville (1-0): Jarrion Roberts 16, Radonte Edwards 14, Jordan Alexander 10, Keyondrian Harris 9, Demontreae Scales 8, Gary Moore 6, H.B. Rosser 5, Quinton Beaty 3, Chris Mitchell 2, Dariel Rosser 2. Threes 9 (Harris 3, Edwards 2, Alexander 2, Beaty 1, H.B. Rosser 1). FT 6-18. Fouls 22.
Lady Warriors notch home win over Detroit
HONEY GROVE — The Honey Grove Lady Warriors wasted no time in their game against the Detroit Lady Eagles on Monday, as they raced to an early advantage and held on to pick up an 80-32 home win.
Honey Grove (6-0) led 20-5 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 41-17 at halftime.
Deosha Mackey scored a game-high 23 points and brought down seven rebounds. Jessica Brigham added 19 and Crissy Blair scored 11.
Detroit was led by Kyetta Lewis, who scored 12 points.
Honey Grove is set to travel to face Chisum at 6 p.m. today. Detroit is scheduled to host Roxton at 6 p.m. today.
Detroit 5 12 3 12 — 32
HG 20 21 23 16 — 80
Detroit (N/A): Kyetta Lewis 12, Stephanie Cashion 7, Shelbi Hart 4, Adrienne Bronner 4, Janell Hayes 4, Brianna Williams 1. FT 11-17. Fouls 10.
Honey Grove (6-0): Deosha Mackey 23, Jessica Brigham 19, Crissy Blair 11, Regan Rickman 9, Sham Beard 6, Chanda Foster 6, Chelsea Edwards 6. FT 7-14. Fouls 18.
Prairiland Lady Patriots victorious, Patriots fall
Three Prairiland Lady Patriots notched double-digit point totals Monday night, as the team earned a 52-40 win over Fannindel.
Prairiland (2-1) led 10-2 after the first quarter and preserved the lead to the end.
Kelti Mowery scored a team-high 16 points. Jenniffer Justice scored 11 points and Callie Tucker scored 10. Mowery also brought down 13 rebounds.
The Prairiland Patriots (1-1) suffered a 41-38 setback against Fannindel.
Steven Ruckman led Prairiland with 11 points. Todd Fendley scored eight points and Alec McDowra scored six points.
Both Prairiland teams are scheduled to travel to face Como-Pickton today. The Lady Patriots will play at 6 p.m. and the Patriots will play at 7:30 p.m.
Girls game
Fannindel 2 11 15 12 — 40
Prairiland 10 13 12 17 — 52
Fannindel: N/A
Prairiland (2-1): Kelti Mowery 16, Jenniffer Justice 11, Callie Tucker 10, Sara Beth Upchurch 6, Leila Calabria 4, Jaci Sikes 2, Allison Wolf 2, Payton Connot 1.
Boys game
Fannindel 10 3 14 14 — 41
Prairiland 8 7 12 11 — 38
Fannindel: N/A
Prairiland (1-1): Steven Ruckman 11, Todd Fendley 8, Alec McDowra 6, Jarid Lyles 4, Josh Esch 3, Tanner Connot 2, Brandon Graham 2, Jordan Tyler 2.
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