Dibrell boys still perfect

Dibrell’s seventh- and eighth-grade boys kept their undefeated record alive Monday night, jumping out to a big lead on their way to a 54-37 home victory over Morrison.

Led by a 17-point night from Cody Bond, the Wildcats worked their way inside to find their offensive momentum early in Monday’s game, and pulled ahead later in the first period thanks to several transition buckets caused by their fierce defensive pressure.

Bond had 10 points in the first period alone, and Lou Christian buried a pair of 3-pointers, including one at the 28-second mark which ended the period with the Wildcats on top 25-9.

A 6-0 run early in the second quarter bumped Dibrell’s lead to 20 points (31-11), and with a little breathing room, the Wildcats were able to back off defensively somewhat and cruised into halftime with a 37-17 advantage.

Morrison came out gunning after intermission, and put together a 7-2 scoring run which closed the gap to 15 points at 26-41. But Dibrell closed out the third quarter with seven straight points of its own, and led 48-26 heading into the fourth.

The game’s final stanza belonged to the Eagles, as they posted 11 points over six minutes including seven from Dakota Taylor and four more from Hunter Dye. But Dibrell’s early lead was far too much to overcome, and Tyler Bell put the exclamation point on the home win with a 3-pointer just before the final horn.

While Bond’s 17 led all scorers, the Wildcats also got a big night from Dylan Blair, who finished with 13 points. Land Curtis, Bell and Christian had six each, while Thomas Russell, Alex Welcome and Tyler Adcock chipped in a basket apiece.

Taylor’s 15 led the Eagles, who got 10 more from Jacob Hall. Sebastian Willett and Dye had four each, while Tyler Farley and Charlie Krickel added two apiece.