Indians turn back Trojans


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Indians turn back Trojans

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photo by Celia Hillhouse/The Calhoun County Journal

Byhalia’s Kendrick Parker (left) applies defensive heat to Bruce’s Letyris Bell and hopes for the five-second count from the official (back).

A young group of Byhalia Indians turned up the defensive pressure and got a win over Bruce Saturday in the “O” Town Showdown at Oxford.

Coach Todd Hutchinson played one senior, five sophomores and two freshmen in the 66-49 win over the Trojans.

He credited his squad’s defense. The Indians held Bruce, a team that scored 83 points a week before in a one-point loss to unbeaten Baldwyn, to just 49.

“Winning with defense has always been my philosophy – guard and rebound,” Hutchinson said. “It works and we did that Saturday against a very athletic team.”

Three sophomores led Byhalia in point production – Tavis Golden with 17, Kendrick Parker with 16 and Ladarius Confer with nine.

The Indians’ victory in the “O” Town Showdown followed a 49-38 loss Friday to Lafayette in the holiday tournament.

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Coach Todd Hutchinson talks to freshman Justin Jones Saturday.

“They tipped one in right before halftime to go up 22-21,” Coach Hutchinson said.

“We competed, but they hit a spurt late in the third quarter and we couldn’t recover.”

Byhalia sank only six of 16 free-throw attempts.

Top scorers in the loss to the Commodores were Malik Stewart with 10 and Pat Stevenson with nine.

He said his young Indians faced an uphill climb against a more experienced Lafayette team. Next year Byhalia will step up in classification, from 3A to 4A, and be in the same division with the Commodores.

Schedule

The Indians (7-11) will return to action Friday night when they travel to Class 5A Hernando. They’re 1-1 in Region 3-3A and will resume district play Tuesday, Jan. 8, with a trip to Charleston.

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