Return home doesn’t help Tigers pick up first wins
Published 5:21 pm Tuesday, November 18, 2014
By Brandon Sumrall | Special to the Advertiser
With losses at Marbury last week to start the basketball season, the home portion of Chilton County High School’s season didn’t start any better as both the varsity girls and varsity boys fell to visiting Shelby County High School on Monday.
Turnovers hurt the Chilton County girls throughout their matchup as Shelby County easily cruised to a 47-18 victory.
Shoot for two: Chilton County High School girls basketball player Kaley Lucas (No. 44) gets off a shot Monday despite the defense of Shelby County High School.
Kaley Lucas got the Tigers (0-2) on the board early with a two-point basket, and with a free throw from Salena Stoneback, the Tigers took a 3-0 lead midway through the first period.
The three points were the last the Tigers would muster during the first period as the Wildcats went on a 15-0 run to end the first period with a 15-3 lead.
The trend continued in the second period as the Wildcats opened on a 6-0 run.
Lexis Blackman finally broke the run with a two-point basket. She accounted for all six of the Tigers’ second-period points.
Chilton went into the locker room for halftime down 34-9.
Blackman was all of the CCHS offense in the third period, too, adding four more points to her total.
SCHS added eight more points in the period thanks to two three-pointers by Cat Nash, and Shelby County took a 42-13 lead into the final period.
With a comfortable lead and substituting freely, the Wildcats cruised through the final period on their way to the win.
Blackman lead the Tigers with 11 points, three rebounds and a block.
Karah Goodwin led the way for the Wildcats with 10 points, six rebounds and five steals.
CCHS boys also fall to 0-2
Chilton County’s boys team fared no better as the Wildcats jumped out to an early lead in the first half and never relinquished that advantage on their way to a 72-44 win.
Going for a drive: Shelby County High School’s Gabriel Youngblood (No. 3) defends Chilton County’s Dante Davis during Monday’s game.
With a 7-6 lead midway through the first period, Brandon Green sunk a two-point basket to start a 10-0 run by the Wildcats.
Dante Davis added another Tigers basket to break the run, but another 5-0 run by the Wildcats (3-0) gave Shelby County a 28-10 lead at the end of the first period.
Cade Hatch sparked a Tigers (0-2) run to start the second period by scoring five consecutive points and cutting the Wildcats’ lead to 13 points.
Justus Martin answered with five points of his own to push the Wildcats’ lead back to 18 at 35-17 late in the second period.
A 10-2 Wildcats run brought the first half to an end and gave Shelby County a 45-19 halftime lead.
Two three-pointers by Quinterius Montgomery aided a 9-2 Wildcats run early in the second half.
Baskets by Jaquares Martin and Hatch brought the score to 59-23 with 3:29 left to play in the third period.
The Tigers went on to outscore the Wildcats 11-5 during remainder of the third period but still trailed 64-34 going to the final period of play.
Martin added another basket to start the fourth quarter, and Hatch accounted for six of the Tigers’ 10 fourth-period points.
Hatch posted 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals.
Justus Martin paced the Wildcats with 20 points, three rebounds, four steals and a block.
