Patriots,
Lady Pats go 2-2 on court
By BARRY BURLESON
Editor
It was a
busy week of basketball for Marshall Academy teams –
four games in five days and all against district
opponents.
The Lady
Patriots and Patriots both went 2-2 versus North Delta,
Kirk, Clarksdale Lee and Indianola.
The Marshall
varsity girls survived a squeaker against North Delta,
winning 49-47.
They were up
20-13 at the half and held on for the victory.
Amy Harris
was the lone Lady Patriot in double figures with 17
points. Lindsay Taylor scored eight.
Robby Autry
and Boyce Hollingsworth poured in 16 points each as the
Marshall boys blasted North Delta 67-39 on Tuesday of
last week at home.
Hollingsworth
was four of five from beyond the three-point line. He
also led the team in rebounding with nine.
The Patriots
were red hot, going 24 of 45 from the field for a 53
percent shooting night. They also shot 80 percent (12 of
15) from the free-throw stripe.
Will
Forester dished out eight assists for the Patriots, who
led 31-16 at the half.
The Lady
Patriots dropped a 38-35 decision Thursday night in
Grenada against Kirk Academy.
No Marshall
Academy players scored in double figures. Chelsea
Faulkenbery led the way with eight points.
The Lady
Patriots trailed 11-2 after one period. They also scored
only two points in the third period.
A 26-point
evening by John David Sanders at Kirk lifted the Patriots
to a big 66-50 win. Sanders was eight of 15 (57 percent)
from beyond the three-point stripe.
Thomas
Carlisle added nine points and also pulled down six
rebounds. Thomas Rodgers led in rebounding with eight.
Forester had six assists.
Marshall
built a 17-11 first-quarter advantage and upped its lead
to 43-18 at the half.
Head coach
Tommy Gunn saw his Lady Patriots dominated his former
school Friday night at home. They beat Clarksdale Lee
63-28.
Marshall
took charge in the first half, leading 28-9 at the
intermission.
Faulkenbery
blistered the nets with 20 points. Also scoring in double
figures were Tiffany Thomas with 12 and Harris and Wynne
Boatwright with 11 each.
“We’re
playing much better than we were playing earlier in the
season,” said head coach Tommy Gunn. “I’m
pleased with the way the team has responded since
Kim’s (Shaw) injury. I believe we’re ready for
the playoffs.”
He said Shaw
is improving and should see some action this week.
The fired-up
Marshall varsity boys almost pulled off the upset against
Clarksdale Lee, which entered the game with a 20-0
record. The Lady Patriots came up short, 47-44.
“This
was a hard-fought game between two good teams,” said
assistant coach Ron Asplund. “Coach (Keith) Taylor
and I would like to thank everyone who came to the game.
It had to be the largest and loudest crowd of the
year.”
Scoring in
double digits for Marshall were Hollingsworth with 12
points and Autry with 10. Rodgers had a solid night, too,
with nine points and 11 rebounds. Forester dished out six
assists.
The Patriots
shot just 25 percent (13 of 52) from the field. On the
other hand, they were 12 of 17 (71 percent) from the
free-throw line.
Both teams
lost Saturday at home to Indianola Academy – the
girls 44-36 and the boys 74-59.
The Lady
Patriots went scoreless in the first quarter (trailing
7-0) and were down 22-9 at the half. They could into the
deficit in the second half but couldn’t overtake the
visitors.
Harris
scored 13 points for the Lady Patriots, who fell to 19-11
overall and 6-5 in district play.
In the
boys’ game, Indianola outscored Marshall 16-9 in the
third quarter and went on to the 15-point victory.
“It was
apparent from the second quarter on that four games in
five days took its toll on our guys,” Asplund said.
Sanders was
again hot from beyond the three-point stripe. He hit
seven of 13 tries (54 percent) and scored a team-best 21
points. Hollingsworth was close behind with 16 points,
and he led in rebounding with 16. Autry contributed nine
points, and Forester had eight assists and four steals.
The
Patriots, who saw their overall record go to 17-9 and
their district mark go to 8-3, struggled on offense
– hitting 20 of 58 shots for just 34.5 percent.
Marshall
teams were slated to host Magnolia Heights Tuesday. They
go to Carroll Academy on Thursday and then wrap up the
regular season by hosting West Memphis Christian Friday,
which will be Senior Night.
Junior
Varsity
The Marshall
Academy junior varsity girls continued their winning ways
by dominating North Delta 40-10 at home on Tuesday of
last week.
Traci
Rodgers led the way with 12 points.
The easy
wins continued Thursday at Kirk as the Lady Patriots
earned the 44-23 victory.
Rodgers and
Allie Kriss were the top scorers with 12 and 10 points,
respectively.
Rodgers
scored 17 and teammate Jessica Taylor poured in 14 as the
junior varsity girls blasted Clarksdale Lee 50-30 at home
on Friday.
The Lady
Patriots outscored Lee 14-4 in the third period.
Three
players scored in double figures as Marshall defeated
Indianola 43-31 on Saturday at home and improved to 27-2
overall and 10-1 in the district.
Leading the
offense were Rodgers with 15, Kriss with 14 and Nealy
Jones with 10.
None of the
four teams got close to the undefeated Marshall Academy
junior varsity boys last week.
They opened
the week with a 71-14 blowout of North Delta.
Fifteen
Patriots scored in the game. Brent Adams and Josh Sharp
led the way with eight apiece.
At Kirk
Academy, Tyler Sanders and Kyle Young lit up the
scoreboard with 16 and 14 points, respectively, as the
Marshall junior varsity boys won 67-29.
The Patriots
led 33-8 at the half.
The JV team
pulled away from Clarksdale Lee in the second half. They
were up 28-16 at the half and then dominated the second
half for the 59-39 win.
Pacing the
offensive attack were Adams with 14 and Sanders and
Spenser Autry with 11 each. Autry also had 11 rebounds.
The Marshall
junior varsity Patriots finished off the week with a
56-30 shellacking of Indianola.
Sanders and
Adams scored 17 points each as the Patriots improved to
22-0 overall and 11-0 in district play.
The Junior
Varsity District Tournament starts this Saturday, Jan.
29, at Bayou Academy. Both Marshall teams will receive a
first-round bye and not play until the semi-finals on
Monday, Jan. 31 – the girls at 3:30 p.m. and the
boys at 5 p.m. The championship games are at 6 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 1.
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