Morrison cruises past Tigers in afternoon tilt

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard

Irving College’s Dustin Curtiss (33) sails out of bounds after leaping up to try and block the shot of Morrison’s Zach West (41) during Thursday afternoon’s game at Irving College. (Rob Nunley photo)

Morrison’s seventh- and eighth-grade boys dominated from the opening tip until the final horn Thursday, rolling to a 45-20 victory over Irving College on the Tigers’ home floor.

Playing an afternoon game in front of the Irving College student body, Morrison didn’t let the hostile road environment affect its offensive production. The Eagles scored seven points before Irving College got on the board, and Morrison ended the first period with a 10-0 run, taking a 17-2 lead.

Dustin Curtiss had a 3-pointer and Jay Hutchings added another bucket for Irving College in the second, but Morrison countered with five points from Bobby Fults and five more from Jonathan Holland to go on top 32-7 by halftime.

An 8-0 run midway through the third helped the Eagles to a 41-12 edge by that period’s end, and while Irving College out-scored its guests 8-4 in the fourth, more than enough damage had already been done for the Eagles to come away with the lopsided victory.

Curtiss led the Tigers’ efforts with eight points, while Kalin Young, Hutchings, Scott Terry, Dustin Smith, Miguel Sanchez and Casey Mullican had two each.

Fults paced Morrison with 13 points, while Zach West had a dozen and Ben Dunn chipped in nine. Holland scored seven, while Cody Crouch and Travis Parsons had two each.