Morrison whips Wildcats
Friday night the Morrison Eagles and Dibrell Wildcats went head-to-head in fifth- and sixth-grade action at Dibrell. Morrison pounced on the Wildcats to take a 39-16 win.
In the first quarter Dibrell came out aggressive on offense and controlled most of the period. Taylor Barrett and Cody Bond combined for the Wildcats six points in the first. Morrison picked up the tempo on the offensive glass with two minutes left, and closed the quarter out with an 8-6 lead. In the second period Morrison stayed consistent and hit for eight more points as Zach West drove the lane for four points in the quarter. Dibrell had trouble with their offense early in the period but was able to add four points to close out the half trailing 16-10.
In the second half Dibrell worked the ball well in the middle and hit for six points from the paint. Morrison added another eight points in the third and closed out the quarter leading 24-16. In the final period of play defense by the Eagles created many turnovers by the Wildcats which resulted in 15 points for Morrison. Dibrell had several chances late in the quarter, but never could get the ball to fall as they went scoreless in the period.
Having a big night for Morrison was West with 16 points. Jonathan Holland had eight, Casey Dunn hit for seven and Bobby Fults had six points. Tyler Lankford added two points. For Dibrell, Barrett had six, Bond and Tyler Mitchell had four points each. Derek Mikkola added two points.