Houston County Basketball Wrap-up: Perry High, Houston County High, Westfield

Perry High

School

Starting region competition against West Laurens is nothing

new for Perry High boys basketball. Starting things with a nail-biting finish

with the Raiders is also nothing new.

On Tuesday in the campus gym in Dexter, Perry’s Panthers

defeated West Laurens in the first Region 2-AAAA contest for both clubs 56-55.

Brett Hardy’s club established a cushion of eight points over the second and

third periods, which was quite important as the home Raiders exploded with 25

fourth-quarter points.

It was 16-14 in West Laurens’ favor, but Perry held the

Raiders to 14 over a 16-minute span. At the half the Panthers were ahead 24-21,

and it was a 38-30 game with one more period to play.

K.J. Smith was 4-for-6 from outside the 3-point arc and was

overall 65 percent from the floor in scoring 28 points. He led Perry with five

steals as well. Nobody else reached double figures on offense, Marquez Thomas

adding eight points and a Panther-best six rebounds.

Kevin Ford scored five points and made five assists.

 

Houston

County High

Houston

County High’s boys won a non-region road game Tuesday 77-63 at Twiggs County.

“We played

poorly in the third quarter, said head coach Stephen Walls. “We were up 19 in

the second and third and let the lead slip due to a poor defensive effort. We

had a lot of guys in foul trouble. Several guys had three fouls in the third.”

Davon

Akins, after canning 38 points on Veterans, scored 17 of his 19 points in the

first half to pace the Bears. Andrew Graham had 20 points and five assists, and

Jamarkus Williams had 15 points.

 

“It was a

very good offensive effort, but we have a lot to work on before we play Dublin

(Friday) and Lowndes (today),” said Walls. “We are 4-2 on the year and I am

pleased with that, but we are nowhere near our potential yet. I cannot wait to

see that happen.”

 

Westfield Academy

Westfield’s

boys basketball team took on the 2012 GISA AAA runner-up, Griffin Christian,

Tuesday at home and fell 62-49.

“Griffin

has a good team returning from last year’s state runner-up team,” said head

coach Jake Walls. “Their guards are outstanding … all scored in double

figures.”

The Hornets

were ahead after one quarter, 11-9, but the visitors took over with a 20-point

second period. Westfield had 25 in the second half to 34 for Griffin Christian.

Barrertt

Stanley led all scorers with 19 points.

In the

girls game, the Westfield Lady

Hornets cruised to victory 81-21. Ten of Cass Cassell’s players scored with

Katlyn Moseley leading the way with 16 points. Callie Hammerle had 15 points,

valerie mclure had 13 points and McKinley Walton had 10 points and 10 rebounds

for her first double-double of the season. Sydney Ledford had 13 rebounds.