MOULTON – West Point traveled to Lawrence County looking to finish strong in their last road games of the regular season.
Lawrence County 61, West Point 59 (Boys)
Neither team wasted any time, getting off to quick starts offensively. Lawrence County's Mason Lee hit back-to-back threes to give the Red Devils a 6-0 lead. West Point got on the scoreboard on a three of their own by Kolton Sapp. A combined seven threes were hit by both teams in the opening quarter, four by Lawrence County and three by West Point, and the Red Devils held a 21-15 lead after one.
The second quarter was all Lawrence County as they held the Warriors to just a 3-pointer by Toby Cunningham, and a free throw each by Noah Gammon and Sapp. The Red Devils added four from long range, as they outscored West Point, 17-5, to take a commanding 38-20 lead at the half.
West Point looked to start a comeback to begin the third quarter, and they did just that, as a three by Brandon Farley, and layups by Coby Sullins and Austin Dubberly, cut the lead to 38-27, but a layup by Lee and a three by John Proctor quickly stretched the lead to 43-27 in favor of Lawrence County. After Dubberly hit a layup to cut the lead to 12, Proctor and K'Lebb Taylor helped pushed the lead to 47-29. The Warriors finished the quarter strong, as a three by Dubberly cut the lead to 50-35 going into the final quarter.
Another Dubberly three to start the final quarter cut the lead to 50-38, but a layup by Jacob Gholston and a three by Proctor stretched the lead to 55-38. West Point then went on a furious run to get back in the game after a Sabatian Terry dunk made the score 57-44. A three by Farley, and back-to-back threes by Sullins cut the lead to 57-53 with 1:11 remaining in the game.
The Red Devils did not help themselves out at the line as a lane violation and two missed free throws kept the Warriors in the game. After Proctor's missed free throw, Sapp nailed another three to make it a 57-56 game. Proctor and Lee each split at the line on their next trips to make it a one-possession game at 59-56 with 35 seconds left. Farley got fouled down low, and he missed his free throw attempt. Lee nailed two more from the line with 20.7 seconds remaining to give Lawrence County a 61-56 lead. West Point looked to get a quick shot, but they could not get anything to fall, but Dubberly got a three from the left wing to make it a 61-59 game with .5 seconds remaining. They had one final chance to make the comeback official, but players from both teams collided while trying to get the in-bounds pass. West Point did not get the call, and Lawrence County was able to escape with the two-point win.
Lee finished with 19 points and added a steal and a block. Proctor ended up with 12 points. Taylor had nine points, and picked up four steals as well. Austin Brewer finished with eight points. The Red Devils improve to 9-15 on the season. They will finish the season tomorrow at home against Hartselle.
Dubberly finished with 21 points and three steals for West Point. Sapp ended up with 13 points, three rebounds and a pair of steals. Farley finished with 12 points, and Sullins added nine points. They fall to 9-17 on the season and will travel to Cold Springs tonight.
"I told the guys at the half, our shooting percentage was low," West Point coach Randy Jones said. "We needed to start making shots. We also needed to play better on defense as we were giving them way too many easy shots. We started to play man-to-man defense in the second half, and it was big. We started to make some shots as well. We had our chances in the game, but I am very proud of my team for continuing to play hard in the second half. That shows the type of character that they have. They never quit on me."
West Point 53, Lawrence County 24 (Girls)
West Point overcame a slow start to the game to easily take care of business on the road to clinch their 19th win of the season.
Ten first-quarter points by Miriam Oldacre helped give West Point a 16-6 lead after one. They outscored the Lady Red Devils, 12-4, in the second quarter to take a 28-10 lead to the locker room, and they were never challenged as they went on to the easy win.
Miriam Oldacre finished with 13 points and eight rebounds for West Point. Lexi Shadix ended up with 10 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Madison Roberts had eight points and four rebounds. Olivia Ball added seven points, four rebounds and three steals. West Point improved to 19-7. They will travel to Cold Springs tomorrow night.
Lauren Hopper finished with seven points and nine rebounds for Lawrence County. They fall to 10-14 on the season and will look to finish the season strong before the area tournament starts next week as they take on Hartselle tonight.
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