Boys Basketball: Powers, Kinder help No. 11 Martin’s Mill by No. 10 LaPoynor
Published 10:28 pm Friday, January 14, 2022
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Martin’s Mill 78, La Poynor 69MARTIN’S MILL — In a matchup of Class 2A powerhouses, the No. 11 Martin’s Mill Mustangs defeated the No. 10 LaPoynor Flyers 78-69 on homecoming Friday at O’Neal Weaver Gymnasium.
Colton Powers led the Mustangs with 24 points, including 14 of 15 at free throw line. The senior was followed by freshman Jak Kinder with 20 points. The guard had four 3-pointers and was 6 of 8 at the charity stripe.
Right behind Kinder was Alex Tyner with 18 points (3-pointer, 1 of 1 at free throw line). Also scoring for the Mustangs were Jose Perez (9) and Nate Reiser (8), who each swished a trey.
Three Flyers in double figures, led by Cooper Gracey with 17 points. He had two 3-pointers. He was followed by Kase Johnson (16) and Dijuan Whitehead (14). Johnson had two treys.
Also scoring for LaPoynor were Cort Reid (8), Matt Driskell (5), Casey Ruiz (5) and Evan Almeida (4). Reid, Driskell and Ruiz each made trey apiece
Martin’s Mill was 21 of 24 at the free throw line and the Flyers were 4 of 5.
Bullard 74, Chapel Hill 73NEW CHAPEL HILL — Jeffery Brooks and Garrett Nuckolls each had double-doubles to lead the Bullard Panthers to a 74-73 win over the Chapel Hill Bulldogs on Friday in a District 16-4A game.
Brooks led the Panthers with 24 points and added 15 rebounds. Nuckolls added 20 points and 10 boards.
Others scoring for Bullard were Layne Alexander (14), Drake Kress (6), Bryce Brannen (5), Owen Thompson (3), Colby Hanna (1) and Cason Craig (1).
Dee Brisbon led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Tyson Berry (15) and Adrian Mumphrey (10) were also in double figures.
Others scoring for Chapel Hill were Cam Kelley (8), Jayvin Mayfield (6), Cameron Murphy (6) and Illonzo McGregor (4).
Dallas Shelton 55, All Saints 39DALLAS — Cullen Walker had a double double his All Saints’ team 55-39 loss to Dallas Shelton on Friday.
Walker had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Others scoring for the Trojans were Drew Jackson (7), Mill Walters (6), Bryce Patrick (3) and Dawson Thames (2).
Canton 34, Athens 32ATHENS — Kam Shaw hit for 12 points in helping the Canton Eagles to a 34-32 win over the Athens Hornets on Friday in a District 14-4A basketball game.
The Eagles (19-8, 1-0) outscored the Hornets, 4-0, in the fourth quarter to rally for the win. Athens led 26-17 at halftime was Canton won the second half 17-6.
Others contributing to the Canton win were: Chantson Prox (8), Layne Etheridge (6), Cannon Valenzuela (4), Trey Grier (3) and Jaxon Rhyne (1).
Jorien Ray led the Hornets (4-15, 0-1) with 14 points. He was followed by Jaden Crane (11), Colton Harrod (5) and Jaxson Stiles (2).
Kilgore 57, Spring Hill 46KILGORE — Jake Thompson recorded a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the Kilgore Bulldogs raced out to a big lead after one quarter en route to a 57-46 District 16-4A win over Spring Hill.
C.J. Ingram and Thomas Hattaway both added 11 points for Kilgore, which led 26-5 after one frame. Jayden Sanders finished with eight points, Javiora Easley and Daverian Franklin two apiece and Ryan Copeland and Bobby King a free throw apiece.
White Oak 52, Sabine 37WHITE OAK — Ben Jacyno and Brian Williams scored 15 points and collected six rebounds apiece, leading the White Oak Roughnecks to a 52-37 win over the Sabine Cardinals in District 15-3A.
Landon Anderson and Gunner Solis scored seven points apiece for White Oak (21-4, 4-0), which led 19-5 after one quarter. Solis also had three rebounds. Zac Jacyno added four points, and Colton Millwood and Colton Fears finished with two points apiece.
Matt Smith scored 11 points in the loss for Sabine. Hudson McNatt finished with nine, Breydan Pobuda eight and Colt Sparks six.
The White Oak JV notched a 58-26 win.
Gladewater 52, Ore City 49ORE CITY — The Gladewater Bears went on the road and edged the Ore City Rebels, 52-49, on Friday in District 15-3A.
Kollin Lewis paced Gladewater with 23 points. D.J. Allen added 14, Tyrone Maddox nine, Keilan James three and Cameron Taylor three.
Jeremy Kyle had 19 points and Allen Nigreville 15 in the loss for Ore City.
Troup 37, Elysian Fields 32TROUP — Trae Davis hit for 12 points to help power the Troup Tigers to a 37-32 win over the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets on Friday in a District 16-3A contest.
Troup improves to 16-8 overall and 2-3 in district, while EF drops to 1-15 and 0-5.
Others scoring for the Tigers were Trevor Padia (9), Bracey Cover (8), Jarett Castillo (3), Payton Elliott (3) and Colby Turner (2). Cover had two 3-pointers with Castillo and Elliott hitting one trey each.
Q Thomas led Elysian Fields with 10 points. He was followed by William Goodnight (9), Jaden Anderson (4), David Hutson (4), Sawyer Whaley (2), Kip Lewis (2) and Trell Devers (1).
Hawkins 38, Big Sandy 36
HAWKINS — Boston Conner’s rebound and putback as time expired lifted the Hawkins Hawks to a 38-36 District 21-2A win over the Big Sandy Wildcats on Friday.
Conner finished with five points. Dristun Pruitt had 12 for the Hawks, followed by Jeramy Torres (11), Bryce Burns (4), Micah Staruska (2), Drew Dacus (2) and Jake Shaw (2).
Conner and Pruitt each hit 3-pointers for Hawkins.
Malijah Francis led Big Sandy with 11 points, followed by Sean Gregory (7), Jake Johnson (5), Blake Wilison (4), AJ Johnson (4), Jezreel Bachert (2), Gabriel Bachert (2) and Ka’Myrie Fountain (1).
Francis, Gregory and Johnson each had treys for the Wildcats.