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| Rebel Trevor Willis drives to
the basket for a score. Defending
for the Mustangs is Chris Ford. |
MCKENZIE (November 26) In middle school
basketball action, the Mustangs held off a
last-minute McKenzie rally to defeat the
Rebels in a nail-biter 27-26 and in girl’s
action, the Fillies defeated the Lady Rebels
32-7.
Mustangs 27, Rebels 26.
Huntingdon, spurred by Jamal Curry’s
six-point performance, led McKenzie 6-5
after the first period before extending
their lead to 11-7 at the half. Huntingdon
outscored McKenzie 9-4 to lead 20-11 at the
end of the third period. During fourth
quarter play, Rebel Storme Hilliard led an
inspired Rebel rally by converting crucial
two and three-point baskets to narrow the
Mustang lead to 27-21. With 1:54 remaining
in the contest, Rebel Robert Taylor drilled
a three-pointer to cut the Mustang lead to
27-24.
With 15 seconds remaining in the game, Rebel
Trevor Willis raced down court after
stealing the ball and was fouled while
attempting a lay-up. Willis converted one of
two free throws to narrow the lead to 27-26.
Taylor alertly fouled Mustang Chris Ford to
stop the clock with 9 seconds remaining.
Huntingdon successfully in-bounded the ball
and ran the clock out to claim a hard-fought
district victory.
Huntingdon was led offensively by Curry (6),
Cody Parton (6) K.C. Miller (5), Michael
Jaeger (3), Corbin Jordan (3), Chris Ford
(2) and Torey Watson (2).
The Rebels were led offensively by Hilliard
(14), Colin Vinson (6), Taylor (3) and
Willis (3).
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| Lady Rebel Olivia Pate scores
against Huntingdon. |
In girl’s action, the Fillies jumped out
to a 7-3 lead after the first period of play
and outscored the Lady Rebels 10-0 to extend
their lead to 17-3 at the half. Huntingdon
continued to increase its lead to 24-5 after
three quarters of play before ultimately
winning the contest 32-7.
The Fillies were led offensively by Peyten
Plunk (4), Alle Maxwell (4), Jodi Hutchinson
(4) and Jaime Bailey (4).
The Lady Rebels were led offensively by
Olivia Pate (4). |
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