Seamons leads Bulldogs to victory

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Logan Seamons of the Eastside Bulldogs finds himself surrounded by defenders during Monday night’s game. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

The boys took the floor for the second game of the Warren Lodge tournament, with Eastside downing Grundy County 41-31.

Eastside took control of the game from the opening tip as Logan Seamons hit back-to-back baskets and Gage Myers hit from long range as the Bulldogs took a 8-1 lead by the end of the first period.

The Warriors pulled things together in the second period. Down 13-3 at the 4:32 mark Grundy ran off six unanswered points, but Eastside stopped the bleeding with a 3-pointer by Seamons. Grundy hit for one more basket at the 2:47 mark from Trent Killian but the Bulldogs closed out the half with six straight points with baskets from Jordan Young, Myers, and Seamons to take a 22-11 lead at the half.

Adam Hollandsworth nailed two baskets for Eastside in the third period to help the Bulldogs to nine points. Grundy got baskets from Blake Smith, Jordan Woodlee, Tyler Preston and Killian for 10 points in the period.

In the fourth Grundy started slow but Garrett Campbell scored eight points including a pair of 3-pointers. The Bulldogs secured the game from the free-throw line as Eastside hit 8 -of- 13 for the 10 point win.

For the Bulldogs, Seamons led all scores with 15 points. Myers hit for eight, Caleb Northcutt, Brady Powers, Young and Hollandsworth added four points each and Gavin Lewis hit for two points.

For Grundy County, Smith hit for nine, Campbell and Killian had eight points each. Tyler Preston had four and Woodlee hit for two points.