By: Adam Freeman
The Tucker County Boys’ Basketball team traveled to Magnolia High School this past weekend to take part in their Rotary Invitational Tournament. Tucker would take on the home standing Magnolia Blue Eagles in the first matchup. The Mt. Lions would get up early in the first quarter with a 20-6 lead. They would further increase the spread before the half to take a 37-15 advantage into halftime. Tucker would explode for 24 points in the third period and take a 30-point lead into the final period, 61-31. The Mt. Lions would hold that line through the end of the game and take the win 81-51.
Wilfong 18 pts, 4 ast, 3 blk, FT 1-1; Mitchell 15 pts, 1 reb; Bonner 13 pts, 4 reb, FT 1-1; Cummings 8 pts, 1 reb, FT 1-1; Lambert 6 pts, 8 reb, FT 4-5; Marks 5 pts, 2 ast, FT 0-1; Dearborn 5 pts, 1 reb; Carr 3 pts, 1 reb
3 Points Goals 7-13: Cummings (2) Carr (1) Dearborn (1) Marks (1) Wilfong (1) Mitchell (1)
The second matchup at Magnolia High School was against (AA) contender in Williamstown High School. Tucker would manage its worst offensive outing of the season and did not appear to be the team that’s undefeated to this point in the season. Tucker would fall behind 22-4 in the first quarter of play. The Mt. Lions would win the second quarter outscoring the Yellowjackets 16-14 but would still trail by a score of 36-18 at the half. Williamstown would again dominate the start of the second half and extend their lead to 26 points before the final period at 54-28. The Mt. Lions were never able to find any rhythm or get many key stops on defense and their perfect record would come to an end, 67-42, at the hands of Williamstown.
Bonner 22 pts, 4 reb, FT 2-3; Arnold 9 pts, 3 reb, FT 3-3; Cummings 7 pts, FT 4-4; Mitchell 2 pts
Dearborn 2 pts 1 reb
3 Point Goals 3-15: Bonner (2) Cummings (1)
Tucker will travel to Southern on January 29th tipoff is 6pm, they will then travel to Naugatuck to take on the Tug Valley Panthers on Saturday, February 1st at 5:45pm.