Warriors fall to DeKalb Middle
First-round action continued Saturday night in the 2003 Warren Lodge Christmas Tournament, with the Centertown Warriors taking on DeKalb County Middle School in the only boys game of the night.
After an evenly played first quarter, the Saints pulled away in the second half to take a 56-30 over Centertown. DeKalb advanced to take on Manchester Monday night in semifinal action.
In the first period both teams hit the boards in hopes of gaining some type of edge. DeKalb hit the scoreboard first as Travis Woodward scored eight of his team’s 12 first-quarter points. But Centertown answered with the hot-handed T.J. Cantrell, who hit two 3-pointers as the two teams ended the opening period tied at 12-12.
Centertown tried to move the ball down low inside the paint in the second period, but DeKalb Middle played solid defense and didn’t allow any second-chance baskets by the Warriors. Centertown put seven points on the board but the Saints countered with 13 as Howard hit for 10 points and ended the half with 18 points to give his team a 25-19 lead.
The Saints’ Howard took control of the second half, hitting 23 points. Centertown’s Hank Tittsworth and Kendal Wooten tried to keep the Warriors within striking distance combining for nine third-quarter points. The Saints stayed in control, however, hitting for 15 points in the period to give DeKalb a 40-28 lead.
The final period was disappointing for the Warriors, as the team scored only two points in the quarter. DeKalb ran the floor and continued to expand its lead making it a 26-point game as the buzzer sounded.
For the Warriors, Wooten led his team with 11 points, Cantrell hit for seven, Tittsworth added six, Jonathan Green and Tyler Keaton had two points each, Timothy Patrick and Cody Johnson added one point each.
For the Saints, Howard led all scorers with 41 points, Trey Finley hit for six, Jason Sheperd, Corey Poss and Zach Zowland had two points each. Spencer Wallace, Ryan Young and Cody Atnip added one point each.