Saturday's basketball roundup: Tigers reach tournament finals with another overtime win
December 29, 2024
With both teams coming off overtime wins on Friday night, the Adairsvile Tigers outlasted the Blessed Trinity Titans 67-62 in another overtime game Saturday night in the semifinals of the 2024 Christmas Clash at Adairsville High School.
The Tigers led 21-20 after a fast-paced opening quarter on Saturday, but the Titans held a 35-31 advantage at the intermission. Adairsville moved back ahead by the end of the third quarter, 46-43 before Blessed Trinity forced overtime with the score knotted at 59-59.
The Tigers outscored the Titans 8-3 in overtime, converting six of eight free throws. In the added four minutes, Adairsville’s Tre Winters had the only field goal for either team.
DJ Jacobs led Blessed Trinity with 20 points. Henry Chastain scored 13 points, and Matt Lister finished with 12 points for the Titans (3-7).
Xavious Nalls had 20 points for Adairsville, followed by Winters with 16. Tyrek Hames contributed 13 points. Ben Abernathy scored 10, and Barrett Fuller scored eight points for the Tigers.
Blessed Trinity will play Allatoona on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the third-place game.
Adairsville (6-6) will square off with Paulding County for the tournament championship on Monday at 8:30 p.m. The Patriots (9-5) edged Allatoona 69-65 in double-overtime in Saturday's other boys' semifinal game.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 50, RINGGOLD 39
The Adairsville Lady Tigers snapped a four-game losing skid Saturday and advanced to play in the consolation finals with a 50-39 victory over the Ringgold Tigers.
Adairsville trailed 17-7 after one quarter and 20-15 at halftime but outscored Ringgold 35-19 in the second half to pull out an 11-point win.
Keeley Mountjoy and Jersey Rae Loy led Ringgold (7-5) with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Rihanna Crittenden scored 14 points to lead Adairsville. Alivia Joslin added 11 and Ziyah Hicks seven for the Adairsville girls.
Adairsville (5-7) faces East Paulding on Monday at 1 p.m. in the consolation finals of the Christmas Clash.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 58, SUMTER COUNTY 49
The Lady Canes earned a split of their two games at the Carrollton Christmas Showcase with a 58-49 win over Sumter County on Saturday at Carrollton High School.
Senai Camper scored 15 points with eight rebounds and three assists to help Cartersville bounce back on Saturday following their loss to Phenix City-Central on Friday.
Zoe McCurry also reached double-figure scoring for the Lady Canes with 12 points. She added seven rebounds and four assists. KK Arnold finished with nine points, six assists, and collected four boards.
Jesstynie Scott led Sumter County (4-5) with 26 points.
The Lady Canes (7-5) will host Pope and the Wood Elite Showcase on January 4 at 7 p.m.
RINGGOLD 59, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 49
The Purple Hurricanes dropped their second game at the Adairsville High School Christmas Clash on Saturday, falling to the Ringgold Tigers 59-49.
Cartersville led by ten points at halftime, but Ringgold narrowed the margin to 43-39 by the end of the third quarter and outscored the Canes 20-6 in the final eight minutes.
Bryce Harris and Trevor Jones led the Tigers (8-4) with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Wyatt Thomason scored 18 points and collected six rebounds for the Canes. Nas Bennett produced 12 points. AJ Cowart scored 10 points with Shakai Taylor adding nine rebounds and three points.
Cartersville (8-6) will look to bounce back on Monday when the Hurricanes face Sonoraville at 11:30 a.m. in the tournament's seventh-place game.
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SET FOR ADAIRSVILLE CLASH
Sonoraville outlasted McEachern 45-42, and North Cobb topped Model 40-35 in the semifinal games of the girls’ tournament at Adairsville High School on Saturday.
Sonoraville and North Cobb will play for the Christmas Clash championship on Monday at 7 p.m.
McEachern and Model will play in the tournament’s third-place game at 4 p.m. on Monday.
Monday’s complete schedule at Adairsville High School:
10 a.m. — Girls 7th place — Ringgold v. Blessed Trinity
11:30 a.m.. — Boys 7th place — Cartersville v. Sonoraville
1 p.m. — Girls 5th place — Adairsville v. East Paulding
2:30 p.m. —Boys 5th place — Ringgold v. North Paulding
4 p.m. — Girls 3rd place — Model v. McEachern
5:30 p.m. — Boys 3rd place — Allatoona v. Blessed Trinity
7 p.m. — Girls Championship — Sonoraville v. North Cobb
8:30 p.m. — Boys Championship — Adairsville v. Paulding County
