By Kenneth CokerSports Editor

Dresden Middle School girls’ coach Nathan Russell wouldn’t have had his first championship earned as a head coach any other way.

Russell skippered the Lady Lions to their first Weakley C o u n t y S c h o o l S y s t e m championship since 2000 on Thursday night, defeating Gleason 31-25 in front of a standing-room only crowd at Sharon Junior High.

The scene was reminiscent of many games during the 1990s when Russell’s father, David, (now an assistant at UT Martin) battled tooth-and-nail with Gleason in both the Lady Bulldogs’ old gym and the snug confines of Bradord’s basketball facility in games that regularly featured two of the state’s top Class A teams.

“It brought back a lot of memories,” the younger Russell said of scene at SJH on Thursday. “When I was young, the rivalry with Gleason was such a big deal. I can remember people standing in line two hours before

the game would start just to get a seat in those small gyms. It was nice to play Gleason in this game and setting. It felt even better to beat them.”

Russell – who has a TSSAA Class 2A State Championship ring from his days as an assistant at Gibson County – said some of the DMS fans were at the Sharon gym early in search of a seat in a manner that mimicked days past at Bradford and Gleason.

“Sharon’s principal, Donald Ray High, came to me before the game (on Thursday) and said he was sorry if he made some of our folks mad, but they were there at 4:30 trying to get in,” Russell said.

Dresden (11-3) returns to action after the Christmas break on Jan. 10 at Trenton.

Russell also confirmed that his squad will take part in the annual TNT Invitational State Tournament at Springfield.

The Lady Lions struggled through the game’s first five minutes, hitting 2-of-10 shots from the field during said span.

Meanwhile, Gleason was

lights out during the game’s first five minutes as Lillian Nichols bottomed a pair of jump shots and Kelsey Borneman drained a trifecta.

In addition, Maycie Rollins hit a jumper, while Mahlese McDonald made a deuce as the Lady Bulldogs (9-7) led 11-4 with one minute remaining.

Dresden’s Grace Finch drained a trifecta during the last minute of the first quarter to pull the Lady Lions within a pair of possessions – trailing 11-7 at the horn.

Dresden carried its offensive momentum into the second quarter, scoring the first six points of the canto to pull ahead 13-11.

Lady Lion post Alex Sledd had two buckets during the 6-0 run, while Finch added a bucket.

Gleason broke the scoring drought with four minutes remaining before halftime when McDonald made one of two free throws.

Then, Nichols bottomed her

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2012 Weakley County Girls’ ChampionThe Dresden Middle School Lady Lions

2012 Weakley County Boys’ ChampionThe Dresden Middle School Lions

2012 Weakley County Girls’ Runner-UpThe Gleason Jr. High Lady Bulldogs

2012 Weakley County Boys’ Runner-UpThe Martin Middle School Panthers

All-County girls’ squad revealed at finaleMembers of the Weakley County School System’s All-County Middle School/Junior High team were revealed following the completion of the annual postseason tournament on Thursday evening at Sharon Junior High. Those named to the girls’ All-County team were (kneeling, from left) Grace Finch, Dresden; Makelle Milligan, Sharon; Alex Sledd, Dresden; Cadie McAlister, Greenfield; Lillian Nichols, Gleason; Lydia Pritchett, Martin; (standing, from left) Kyndal Wiley, Greenfield; Kasey Gallimore, Dresden; Page Simpson, Sharon; Tasia Jones, Martin; Kinleigh Moore, Greenfield; and Kelsey Borneman, Gleason.

All-County boys presented with plaques Members of the Weakley County School System’s All-County Middle School/Junior High boys’ team were revealed following the completion of the annual postseason tournament on Thursday evening at Sharon Junior High. Those named to the All-County team were (kneeling, from left) Matt McMillan, Martin; Ty Kelly, Martin; Cameron Jones, Martin; Quincey McDonald, Dresden; Dresser Winn, Dresden; (standing, from left) Tyler Lowry, Gleason; Levi Dees, Greenfield; Greg Davis, Sharon; Jacob Lewis, Greenfield; Jordan Mitchell, Dresden; and Brice Williams, Dresden. Sharon’s Paul Richmond was also named to the team, but not present.

Dresden gals’ title triumph stirs memories for skipper

Championship in Lions’ den; Six-year Martin streak snappedBy Kenneth CokerSports Editor

The monkey is finally off Justin West’s back.

West, in his sixth year as the Dresden Middle School boys’ basketball coach, claimed his first-ever Weakley County School System championship on Thursday evening as the Lions routed six-time champion Martin 63-35 at Sharon in front of a standing-room only crowd.

“It feels good,” West said of his first championship as a coach. “The team asked me before the game if I’d ever won one. We’ve been in three since I’ve been coaching and before last year lost by a total of three points in the other two. Last year, we got hammered and expected to. This year, we expected to win.

“ I t w o u l d ’ v e b e e n a disappointment to not win the county championship this year with how talented this group is.”

The title is Dresden’s first championship since 2005 and the first for the program

with Martin participating in the WCSS Tournament since 1994.

West was a sixth-grader attending that game.

The Panthers left the Weakley County School System for a period of seven seasons during the late-90s before returning to the scene in 2006.

With the win on Thursday, the Lions – whose eighth-grade class dedicated the win to the late Jordan Stout (team manager and would-be eighth-grader – improved to 14-0 on the campaign.

“We haven’t talked a lot about Jordan this year, but we did talk about him before the championship game,” West said. “I told the boys it was their last chance to win a championship for him and, also, for the community.

“They were ready for the game. It’s the most focused I’ve seen the team all year.”

Dresden returns to action after the Christmas break on Jan. 10 at Trenton. Martin returned to action on Monday at Union City.

The MMS squads host Lake Road on Jan. 10.

The Lions wasted little time in gaining the advantage on Thursday night.

Dresden opened the game on an 8-2 run.

Dresser Winn – the game’s leading scorer with 22 points – bottomed the Lions first basket, while Jordan Mitchell added a bucket and free throw during the spurt.

I n a d d i t i o n , Q u i n c e y McDonald dialed long distance with a trifecta to conclude the run.

Martin’s Tyler Hopper had his team’s lone bucket during said time period.

“We’ve been a slow-starting team all season,” West said. “It drives me crazy. Sometimes, it’s seems like we feel out an opponent to see how hard we have to play to beat them.

“I felt like if we jumped on them early, it would be a lot easier to win. If you give a team the chance to stick around, their confidence is going to rise. We Continued on Page 10

By Kenneth CokerSports Editor

The Westview High School girls crashed the boards and Covington’s opportunity to prevail on Dec. 11.

The WHS girls outrebounded CHS via a 39-22 margin in the District 13AA match-up that featured two of the league’s preseason favorites and ultimately triumphed 54-40.

Of Westview’s 39 boards, 19 were of the offensive variety.

“ We w e r e e x t r e m e l y aggressive at pursing the ball on the offensive end,” W’view girls’ coach Sean Stephenson said of his team’s play that led to Covington’s first loss of the season. “That’s something we haven’t done in every game.”

In the nightcap, Westview struggled mightily from the

free-throw line, hitting 18-of-33 charity tosses (6-of-12 in the fourth frame) as Covington escaped with an 84-79 triumph.

The W’view squads both won on Monday, as well, against Gibson County.

The Lady Chargers beat GC – by a 52-42 margin – for the first time in Dyer since 2006-07. The W’view guys won (67-43) in the nightcap.

Westview also played on Friday evening, prevailing in a pair of games at South Gibson.

The Lady Chargers downed the hornets 79-57, while their male counterparts coasted to a 90-60 triumph.

W’view has a busy week prior to the Christmas holiday.

The Lady Chargers and their male counterparts entertain county rival Greenfield on

Thursday evening. The Westview hoops squads host Union City on Friday.W’view 54, Covington 40 (G)

The Lady Chargers started the game on a 12-4 tear and never trailed against CHS, which many pundits picked to win the league’s title this season.

“I think it’s important to win at home in the district because you never know what’s going to happen on the road,” Stephenson said. “It’s important to do well against teams at the top of the standings if we want to achieve our goal of winning the regular season.

“Even with this win, we have to remain focused on the last two district games before the

By Kenneth Coker Sports Editor

Gleason and Bruce ton exchanged routs on Friday evening.

The Lady Bulldogs were the first to triumph in the District 13A twinbill, coasting to a 58-23 triumph in the opener.

In the nightcap, the Tigers led 23-2 after one quarter and never looked back en route to a 74-57 victory against Gleason, which was coached by assistant Tremaine Baltimore.

Bulldog head coach Jamie Roney missed the game due to sickness. Gleason was also without starter Dakota Parsons on Friday. Parsons broke his wrist earlier last week.

The Gleason squads split on Dec. 11 against Big Sandy – the girls prevailing 58-36, while the boys fell 58-42.

Gleason played at Huntingdon

on Tuesday evening.The Gleason girls return to the

hardwood during the Christmas break. The Lady Bulldogs take part in the annual Martin Lions’ Club Tournament.

The Bulldogs boys play again on Jan. 3 at Bradford. Gleason 58, Bruceton 23 (G)

The Lady Bulldogs scored the game’s first 21 points on Friday evening.

In the first quarter, Gleason forced a dozen turnovers.

Lady Bulldog senior Briana Jones paced her team with 13 points in the opening quarter, while freshman Emily Bell contributed greatly with a pair of three-pointers and a deuce in the first canto.

Also, Kim Quick had a bucket for Gleason during the first period.

The Lady Tigers’ lone first-quarter bucket – a Shominque

Pearson two – fell in with 50 seconds remaining.

The Lady Bulldogs, who have only nine players on the bench – cycled in four reserves for much of the second period as the Weakley Countians continued to pull away.

Jasmine McKinney paced Gleason in the second quarter with five points.

On the other side, Bruceton’s Hailey Glosson swished a pair of trifectas during the second quarter.

The Lady Bulldogs led 36-14 at halftime.

Gleason opened the second half with its starters on the floor and proceeded to outscore the Lady Tigers by a 14-4 margin in the frame.

The clock ran continuously during the fourth quarter as a

third basket of the evening to pull the Lady Bulldogs within a point (down 15-14).

Wi th 1 :45 le f t before intermission, Rollins knotted the game at 15 via a free throw.

However, Dresden’s Kasey Gallimore posted up off a Sledd feed for the final bucket of the first half as the Lady Lions led 17-15 at intermission.

The game was tied twice in the third quarter before Dresden’s superior size led to a 5-0 run to close the canto.

Lady Lion Callen Killebrew began the small spurt with a three-pointer from the left

corner. Gallimore was fouled later

in the period on a shot and sent to the free throw line where she made a pair of charity tosses.

Additionally, Sledd had a block with five seconds remaining in the third quarter to thwart a good Gleason look and help Dresden retain a 24-19 lead with one period remaining.

“We had a huge s i ze advantage against Gleason,” Russell explained. “When they got in the lane, I told Sledd to just stand straight up and they couldn’t shoot over her.

“Even if they got the ball to where they wanted to take a shot inside, they couldn’t get a shot over her.”

Sledd continued to show out in the fourth frame with a pair of

early blocks and a bucket.In the end, the Lady Bulldogs

were able to get within one point – down 26-25 – with 1:39.

However, Gallimore posted up for a deuce, was fouled and hit the free-throw to complete the old fashioned three-point play. Thus, Dresden led by four points (29-25).

Gleason didn’t help its cause from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter as the team was 2-for-4 from the charity stripe at pivotal points in the contest.

Gallimore paced the Lady Lions with 13 points, while Finch had nine tallies and Sledd contributed six markers.

Gleason’s leading scorer was Nichols with 11.

Rollins totaled eight points for the Lady Bulldogs.

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DresdenFrom page 9

Dresden Middle School’s Brice Williams shoots while Martin’s Ty Kelly defends on Thursday evening in the Weakley County School System Middle School/Jr. High Tournament title game.

Dresden’s Grace Finch drives in while Lillian Nichols, Jayden Green and Mahlese McDonald watch during Thursday’s Weakley County School System Tournament at Sharon Junior High.

did a much better job of scoring early against Martin this time than we did in the other twogames.”

The Pan thers ch ipped away at Dresden’s six-point advantage for the remainder of the first quarter. Martin’s Ryan Sams pulled his team within three points (down 10-7) with a three-pointer just before the buzzer sounded to conclude the opening frame.

The Lions opened the second quarter exactly as it did the first period with an 8-2 spurt.

Winn had four points during that spurt, while McDonald

and Blasé Cashion each added a bucket.

Dresden flirted with a double-digit lead for the remainder of the second quarter, but ultimately was ahead by nine (27-18) at intermission.

Winn and McDonald both were responsible for six points in the second period.

The Lions erased any doubt about who the WCSS champion would be early in the third quarter with a 16-4 besting of Martin to begin the second half. During said time, Winn had a trifecta, an old-fashioned three-point play and a deuce. McDonald had five tallies during the third quarter, while Jordan Mitchell and Brice Williams each had multiple steals.

When t he run ended ,

Dresden had a 20-point (41-21) cushion.

The fourth frame belonged to the Lions,as well.

All totaled, Dresden Middle School outscored its county rival by a 16-10 count during the final quarter. Williams led Dresden in the fourth period with two buckets and a free throw, while Martin’s Matt McMillan totaled six points in the final canto.

Aside from Winn, McDonald a l so had a doub le -d ig i t performance for the Lions with 16 markers. Williams and Mitchell both finished with eight points apiece.

Sams and McMillan paced Martin (9-4) with nine points each, while Ty Kelly and Hopper totaled eight and seven tallies, respectively.

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Gleason’s Emily Bell prepares to pass after being pushed during Friday’s win over Bruceton.

Westview’s Kendall Leyhue prepares for a shot in the post during the Dec. 11 win over Covington.

Tigers defeat GleasonLady Bulldogs rout Bruceton on road

Victorious Westview gals crash boards

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Lady Lions have better fortunesThe Dresden High School

girls saw better results than their male counterparts over the past eight days.

The Lady Lions won a pair of games over said span – besting Bradford 50-43 on Monday evening and downing McKenzie 56-32 on Dec. 11.

Meanwhile, the boys – who were undefeated prior to Dec. 11’s game – fell to McKenzie (69-68 in double overtime) on said date and to Bradford (79-57) on Monday.

Dresden returned to action on Tuesday at home against Clarksburg. The Lions host Bruceton on Thursday in a District 13A twinbill.Dresden 50, Bradford 43 (G)

The Lady Lions led 14-10 after one quarter, 26-17 at halftime and 37-28 with three periods complete on Monday night.

Amy McAlpin went on a scoring tear at Bradford with 31 points, while Carrie Hatchel added eight tallies and Ashlee Garner contributed six markers.

Bradford’s Leah Beth Reeves and Morgan Martin both totaled 10 points.Bradford 79, Dresden 59 (B)

The Red Devils outscored the Lions in both the second and third quarters by a combined 48-29 margin to gain a comfortable cushion as the fourth quarter began.

Kaleb Houston led Dresden (6-2) during the defeat with 16 points, while Caleb Davidson had a dozen. Austin Maxey finished with eight points against Bradford.

Red Devil Tyler McCartney was the game’s high scorer with 17 points on Monday night. Bradford teammates River Street and Peyton Pruett both reached double digits with 16 and 13 points, respectively.McKenzie 69, Dresden 68 (B)

The Lions battled back in the fourth quarter with an 18-7 rally to tie the game at 55 when regulation expired.

Dresden had only two baskets in the two overtime periods with seven free throws.

Meanwhile, the Rebels had

four buckets and a trey along with a pair of charity tosses during the two OTs.

Dresden (4-1 in 13A) was ahead 14-12 after one quarter, but trailed 27-22 at halftime. McKenzie bested the Lions 21-15 in the third quarter to carry a 48-37 victory to the fourth quarter.

Rebel Hunter Lowe poured in 32 points to pace his team – 11 in the combined overtime periods.

Dresden’s leading scorer vs. McKenzie was Brock Dilday with 19 points.

Maxey, Kourtney Sawyer and Davidson all reached double digits for the Lions with 17, 13 and 11 points, respectively.Dresden 56, McKenzie 32 (G)

The Lady Lions led 7-5 after one quarter, 24-14 at halftime and 38-29 with three periods in the books.

McAlpin led the way for Dresden with 15 points, while Hatchel – who hit a pair of three-pointers – had a dozen tallies.

Lady Lion Hailey Browning had 11 points.

Yellowjackets swarm Viking shipT h e G r e e n f i e l d H i g h

School boys have knocked off another perennial Class A State Tournament contender.

The Yellowjackets downed Humboldt 57-45 on Friday evening. G’field (5-0 in District 14A play) defeated Lake County, which has advanced to the past two single-A state tournaments earlier this season.

In the opener on Friday at H’boldt, the Greenfield girls won 54-41.

Greenfield also hit the hardwood on Monday against McKenzie. The Yellowjackets (8-1) lost 52-46 to the Rebels.

Finally, G’field swept a basketball twinbill on Dec. 11 against Halls. The Yellowjackets won 71-58 on that evening, while the Greenfield girls prevailed 56-48 over the Lady Tigers.

Greenfield plays at Westview on Thursday evening.Greenfield 57, H’boldt 45 (B)

The Yellowjackets exploded for 28 points during the fourth quarter and limited the Vikings to eight tallies in said canto to prevail on Friday evening.

Tony Robinson poured in 23 points to propel the Yellowjackets to the victory, while Hunter Crouse added 11 tallies. Jeremy Lannom was a basket short of double digits with eight points.

Humboldt led 8-6 after one quarter, 23-17 at halftime and 37-29 with three periods complete.

DeSonta Bradford was the lone Viking to reach double digits in scoring with 17 points. Greenfield 54, H’boldt 41 (G)

The Lady Yellowjackets led 10-4 after one quarter and 23-12 at halftime.

Brittany Peoples and Ashton Pence shared the top spot in the Greenfield scorebook with nine points apiece. Pence was money from beyond the arc with a trio of three-point baskets.

Humboldt’s Breuna Lenon was the game’s leading scorer with 11 tallies.McKenzie 52, G’field 46 (B)

The Rebels outscored G’field 18-10 in the fourth quarter to gain the lead and pull away.

Greenfield was ahead 36-34 with three periods in the books.

Robinson paced G’field with 16 points, while Crouse added 13 and Tyler Hoke scored 10.Greenfield 71, Halls 58 (B)

The Yellowjackets were consistent if anything on Dec. 11, scoring 20 points in the second, third and fourth quarters.

In the second quarter, Greenfield held the Tigers to nine tallies.

Robinson, who hit two three-pointers, had a team-high 24 points, while Miles Cavitt contributed 19. Crouse finished with 11 points.Greenfield 56, Halls 48 (G)

The Lady Yellowjackets were ahead 13-9 after one quarter, 21-14 at halftime and 37-32 with three periods complete.

Peoples totaled 18 points to lead Greenfield. Lady Yellowjacket Kalee Kesterson finished with 11 tallies, while McCall Scates had nine points.

Greenfield’s Rachel Roberts hit a pair of three-pointers during the win.

Christmas break. Otherwise, what we have done up to this point is irrelevant.”

During said opening spurt, Teddy Vincent had a three-pointer and a deuce, while Tiffany Rechis contributed a pair of free throws and a bucket.

All totaled, Westview (9-1, 5-0) outscored its fellow Lady Chargers via a 20-10 count in the first quarter.

Kaley Leyhue came up big in the final four minutes with a trio of baskets.

In the second quar ter, Westview continued to lead by an 8-10 point margin.

Ka ley Leyhue capped W’view’s first-half scoring with a three-pointer and the host squad led 30-20 at intermission.

Westview continued to maintain its lead through the third quarter. W’view was ahead by eight points (39-31) when the buzzer sounded to conclude the third canto.

Vincent, who finished with a trio of three-point baskets, topped the Westview scoring summary with 19 points, while Rechis totaled 16.

Kaley Leyhue contributed 15 tallies and pulled down 12 rebounds to complete a double-double.

W’view’s Kendall Leyhue was key under the rim with 10 rebounds (eight offensive), while Jasmine Howard had seven boards (four offensive.)W’view 84, Covington 79 (B)

Westview (8-2, 4-1 in league play) had an opportunity to flip the game in its favor during the fourth frame, but the free throws didn’t fall.

“Free throws hurt and we must work to improve that by the end of year,” W’view boys’ coach J.B. Suiter said. “It was just one of those nights. Also, I think we were a little tired in second half and we needed to play deeper into our bench. We are concentrating on spreading minutes around in the upcoming weeks.”

W’view held a seven-point lead with little time remaining

in the first quarter (20-13).Then, Covington scored five

points, but Westview closed the opening canto with a R.J. Scott three-pointer to carry a 23-18 advantage into the huddle.

During the opening canto, Jazell Baker drained a pair of three-pointers to pace W’view.

Westview’s Javier Gordon got the fans on their feet in the first quarter when he slammed home a dunk on a feed from Tyqis Johnson.

I n t h e s e c o n d f r a m e , Covington continued to inch closer and took the lead for a moment (30-29).

However, Westview closed the second canto on a 21-9 spurt to lead 50-39 at halftime.

Antonio Hogard, Tyqis Johnson and Jordan Davis each hit one trey during said span of the game.

Covington (9-2, 5-0) returned the favor in the third quarter, outscoring W’view 25-13 for the frame and eventually going

ahead (64-63) just prior to the period’s buzzer.

Covington started the third quarter with a 10-2 run to gain a 74-65 advantage.

Westview chipped away at the advantage for the remainder of the game, pulling within one point with 27.2 seconds remaining.

At that point, Gordon was fouled. The W’view shooter missed the front end of two free throws, but hit the second to make the count 80-79 in Covington’s favor.

CHS’ Demetrius Dyson hit four freebies down the stretch to secure the Covington win.

Hogard was Westview’s leading scorer with 20 points, while Baker added 18 and Gordon totaled 11.

Davis also hit in double digits with 11 points, while Tyqis Johnson contributed nine.

W’view sweeps So. GibsonThe Lady Chargers outscored

SG 47-33 in the second half to pull away on Friday evening.

Howard had a team-high 23 points for Westview, while Vincent added 18 and Rechis totaled 13 tallies.

Kaley Leyhue also reached twin figures with 12 points for Westview.

In the nightcap, Davis, Justin Johnson, Tyquis Johnson, Hogard and Gordon all reached double digits for the Chargers.

Davis topped that list with 20 points, while Justin Johnson added 12 tallies and Tyquis Johnson totaled 12 markers.

Hogard and Gordon both finished with 10 points.

W’view wins two at GCIn the girls’ game, Rechis led

the way with 18 points, while Vincent totaled 12 and Howard offered 10.

In the boys’ game at Gibson County, Baker paced the Chargers with 23 points, while Hogard totaled 15 tallies.

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VictoriousFrom page 10

result of the TSSAA’s mercy rule.

Jones was Gleason’s leading scorer with 19 points and six rebounds. Courtney Taylor also hit in double digits with 11 tallies and seven boards, while Emily Bell contributed 10 points and Jaclyn Montgomery added eight.

Bruceton’s leading scorer was Glosson with six, followed by Pearson with five.Bruceton 74, Gleason 57 (B)

The shoe was on the other foot in the nightcap on Friday.

The Tigers – who began the game on a 17-1 run – forced 14 turnovers during the first half with 17 points coming off those possession changes.

Bruceton’s first-half scoring was balanced as Trezden Tharpe had 10 points prior to intermission. Sharpshooter Paul Ulderich hit a trio of trifectas and finished with 11 points during the game’s first two quarters.

Meanwhile, Kaelin Willis accumulated 12 tallies prior to halftime, while Rekiyas McCauley scored nine Tiger points in the first two frames.

Gleason hit six shots during the first half. The Bulldogs were led by Thomas Travis prior to intermission. Travis sank a pair of three’s in the second quarter.

Bruceton’s third-quarter was more of the same as Scott Wortham swished the nylons on a trey after a Bulldog turnover to open the second half.

Willis was the top contributor on a list of four Tigers in double digits with 18 points.

McCauley had 15 tallies, while Tharpe and Ulderich finished with 12 and 11 markers, respectively.

Gleason, which outscored Bruceton 21-8 in the final frame, was paced by Austin Perry’s 15-point outing.

Also, Travis had a dozen points and Chris Sumner contributed 10 markers. Bulldog Jake Horn was a bucket shy of double digits with eight tallies.Gleason 58, Big Sandy 36 (G)

The Lady Bulldogs shot 44 percent on Dec. 11.

Jones turned in her seventh double-double of the year for Gleason with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jones also had three assists and a like number of steals.

Lady Bulldogs Calay Smith and Quick each had nine points. Smith hit a trio of three-point bakets. Bell had eight points and eight boards, while Montgomery finished with eight tallies and four assists. Montgomery hit two treys.Big Sandy 58, Gleason 42 (B)

The middle quarters did in the Lady Bulldogs on Dec. 11.

Gleason led 16-15 after one quarter. Big Sandy outscored the Bulldogs 17-9 in the second quarter and 12-6 in the third period to go ahead 44-31 with one period remaining.

Perry finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Keaton Collins contributed seven points.Parsons and Sumner both scored six tallies, while Alex Hahn and Travis each offered five points.

Turnbow repeats All-State feat; Unstoppable Raymer on list, tooClass 1A All-State

By Kenneth CokerSports Editor

Dresden High School senior Josh Turnbow pressed the “repeat” button with his dominating performance on the offensive line during the 2012 season.

Gritty classmate Devan Raymer took to the gridiron every play during the Lions’ 11-2 campaign and essentially had no clue where the “stop” button was as the DHS quarterback/running back and a defensive back.

Fast forward to the present day and the two Lions have been named as members of the Tennessee Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State team.

It is the second straight season in which Turnbow has been named to the All-State squad.

“I can’t think of two more deserving players on any football team in the state,” Dresden head coach Keith

Hodge said. “Josh was the team’s leader on the offensive line and Raymer was just Raymer.

“Neither of those guys took a play off this season and it’s nice to see them receive recognition across the state for their hard work.”

Raymer – known more for his offensive contributions to the Lion team – was a surprise to Hodge as an All-State player on defense.

“I think of Devan as an All-State running back more than anything,” Hodge said. “Maybe, they put him in this place to get another running back on the team. I know he’s certainly an All-State player, regardless of position.

“On defense, I felt like he was our captain. He led the in team interceptions and was always vocal in moving teammates around to where they needed to be. He had a couple of key interceptions for us this year. The one I

remember most is against Trenton.”For the season, Raymer – listed

generously on the team roster as 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds – totaled six picks with 58 tackles (33 solo). Six of those stops were for a loss.

Raymer’s offensive numbers cannot be ignored with 2,008 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, while splitting time at quarterback and running back.

Turnbow (6-foot-3 and 250 pounds) was the offensive line’s anchor from his

post at left tackle.The now two-time All-Stater had

93 pancakes and allowed zero tackles during the 2012 campaign.

According to Hodge, he graded out the highest in each of Dresden’s games. For the season, Turnbow graded out at 87 percent at left tackle.

“Josh is definitely deserving of being an All-State team member again,” Hodge said. “He had 90 pancakes and that’s unheard of unless you’re in Huntingdon. I know we don’t throw the ball a whole lot, but his pass blocking was excellent.

“Josh is a smart kid. He knew in the offseason that he had to get bigger and stronger and he worked in the weight room to do that. We never had any hesitation about running to his side of the field.”

In addition to Turnbow and Raymer, District 13A had seven other players

named to the All-State football squads.

Class A BlueCross Bowl runner-up Huntingdon was responsible for five of those All-Staters, while West Carroll had a pair of football players on the 1A squad.

Mus tang quar te rback Jacob Warbritton, offensive lineman Dylan Hindman, offensive lineman Colin Pruett, linebacker Logan Donald and linebacker Tyler Bush all made the single-A All-State team.

WC had offensive lineman Tyler Madison as an All-Stater along with linebacker Robert Reynolds.

Also, Lake County’s Devon Jones was on the 1A All-State team as an athlete.

In Class 2A, District 14A had a trio of players on the squad (Trenton’s Tavarian Barnett and Hayden Whitby along with Humboldt’s Nic McLilly).

Raymer Turnbow

Westview’s Jazelle Baker looks for an open teammate during Dec. 11 action against Covington.Gleason’s Alex Hahn looks for a passing option on Friday night.

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Skyhawk women’s comeback falls shortUTM Sports Information

Despite a valiant second-half run where UT Martin out-scored visiting Indiana State 29-14 over the final 11:48 in regulation, the Sycamores escaped the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center with a 73-71 overtime victory over the Skyhawks.

“The bottom line is Indiana State wanted to win this game more than we did,” UT Martin head coach Kevin McMillan said.

Junior Heather Butler scored 24 second-half points to lead UT Martin and all scorers with 26 points. Jasmine Newsome

and Rickiesha Bryant scored 10 points each, while senior Shelby Crawford netted nine points.

Butler forced the five-minute overtime when she made a layup with six seconds left in regulation.

Butler had a chance to put the Skyhawks up by two with 12 seconds left in the overtime, but missed the back-end of a two-shot foul.

Bryant led the Skyhawks with nine rebounds and four blocks.

True freshmen Chelsey Hall and Sydney Vanlandingham scored nine and seven points respectively.

Each player made a 3-pointer in the second half of the game. Hall opened the overtime period with a 3-pointer and then made a free throw to give the Skyhawks a 64-60 advantage with 4:33 to play.

Vand land ingham came through with a 3-pointer with 2:41 to play and gave the Skyhawks a 70-65 cushion.

“Both Chelsey and Sydney played hard and gave us a good effort,” McMillan said.

However the game was tied twice in the final 38 seconds, once at 70-all and then again at 71-all.

Indiana State’s Natasha Zurek gave the Sycamores a 72-71 lead with six seconds left and then Anna Munn sealed the victory for the visitors when she made the front-end of a two-shot foul with less than a second to play in overtime.

Munn led Indiana State with 25 points, while Racheal Mahan tossed in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

The Skyhawks are now 4-8 on the year and

UTM returned to action on Tuesday at home against Southern Miss in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

Taylor’s early outburst not enough for UTM menUTM Sports Information

The UT Mar t in men’s basketball team received a game-high 20 points out of Myles Taylor on Saturday evening, but Saint Louis used a run late in the first half and the Skyhawks couldn’t recover in a 73-51 loss at Chaifetz Arena.

Taylor showed out in the first half, accounting for 15 of UT Martin’s first 18 points through the first 12:12 of the contest.

The sophomore out of Little Rock, Ark. concluded his night with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting – his eighth career 20-plus point outing.

“Myles was ready to play today and that was obvious early,” said UT Martin head coach Jason James, who was coaching in his hometown tonight. “When he’s ready to play and he’s engaged, he’s pretty good. He’s a hard guard at any level because he’s versatile and he has good feet and good hands. He’s getting better as we speak.”

Mike Liabo added nine points tonight for UT Martin (3-8), while Jeremy Washington hauled in a team-best six rebounds in his first action since Nov. 16 at Arkansas State.

Jordair Jett’s 17 points led

the way for Saint Louis (6-3), the Atlantic 10 powerhouse who advanced to the third round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. Mike McCall, Jr. also tossed in 14 points for the Billikens.

“We did some good things tonight but I thought we hurt ourselves with unforced errors,” James said. “There were a couple times where we had guys who were trying to make a play that wasn’t there.

“You can’t go down big against a team like Saint Louis. They won’t let you back in the game because they don’t make mistakes.”

A BJ McLaughlin bucket inside gave UT Martin a 6-4 advantage at the 17:47 mark.

The Skyhawks were within one possession of the Billikens in the first four minutes of the game before a 9-0 Saint Louis run took place to make the score 18-8 at the 12:28 mark.

Saint Louis went on a 15-5 run down the stretch of the first half before Justin Childs knocked down a three-pointer with 38 seconds left in the first half.

The Billikens answered with a basket on the final possession of the half to take a 45-28 halftime lead.