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Bulldogs Dominate
Second Half Action to Bury Bradford
Stephanie Sturgis -
Press Sports Editor
Posted: Thursday,
December 11, 2008
Soar — Gleason
senior guard Colin Bennett
drives past Red Devil defender
Jeremy Harris for a second-half
layup in the Bulldogs' 62-39 win
over Bradford Tuesday night.
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The
Gleason Bulldogs' more determined effort on the
defensive boards helped them pull away for a
62-39 victory over the visiting Bradford Red
Devils Tuesday night in Gleason.
In a
very physical confrontation, the Gleason girls
fell to the Lady Red Devils, 48-39.
After repeatedly allowing second, third and even
fourth and fifth shots per possession to the
Devils in the first half, the Gleason boys began
to crash the boards and limit Red Devil scoring
chances.
The
improved rebounding showing allowed Gleason to
stretch out its one-point halftime edge, 26-25.
Senior guard Colin Bennett began to find his way
to the rim for layups, pouring in 14 of his 17
points after halftime.
Foul
trouble for the Devils also helped Gleason pull
away. Bradford had three players — D'Marquis
Wells, Colby Roberson and Jeremy Harris — foul
out in the second half.
The
Dawg lead hit double digits for the first time
on a Bennett layup with four and a half minutes
to play in the third. By the end of the quarter,
Gleason's lead stood at 13 points, 46-33, on the
way to the 62-39 win.
Center Ben Sumner helped keep the Dawgs in the
game in the first half with 11 of his game-high
19 points and an intimidating shot-blocking
effort in the paint.
Still, second-chance points kept Bradford close.
At the end of the first quarter, Gleason was in
front, 15-13, before the Devils shaved a point
off that lead in the second quarter.
In
addition to double-digit nights from Sumner and
Bennett, Gleason's Ben Rollins added 12 points
and Preston Frazier put in 10. For Bradford,
Wells was top point man with 11 points followed
by 10 from Harris.
In the girls game, Bradford used its size,
physical play and a tenacious defense to
frustrate the host Lady Bulldogs and earn a
62-39 victory.
Bradford forced five GHS turnovers in the first
3:34 including a pair of 10-second violations
against the fullcourt press. As a result,
Gleason trailed 4-3.
After a timeout, the Lady Dawgs got a pair of
treys from Kim Edenfield and five points from
Jenna Frazier for a 13-all tie at the end of the
first quarter.
GHS
turnovers, misses and frustrations allowed the
Lady Devils to build a seven-point edge, 26-19,
with two minutes left in the half. By the break,
Gleason had cut the gap back to four points at
26-22.
In
the third, the Lady Dawgs got off to a hot start
with a 10-3 run to grab a 32-29 lead. The
scoring run came in spite of more physical play
from Bradford that saw Frazier decked with an
elbow to the face that resulted in a cut cheek
and an outburst from GHS head coach Randy
Frazier.
The
younger Frazier picked up her fourth foul with
1:47 left in the third, but poor free-throw
shooting in the quarter (3-of-11) kept Bradford
from pulling away. Still, the Devils led 35-33
with one quarter remaining.
Gleason cut the gap to two, 39-37, on Taylor
Stout freebies with 5:24 remaining, but Bradford
found the range from the free-throw line in the
fourth (6-of-8) to ride to the 48-39 win.
Frazier topped GHS with 11 points, while Sarah
Combs' 14 points led Bradford. Source:
Weakley County Press
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Defense Dominates as Lady Dawgs
Nip G'field in OT
Stephanie Sturgis - Press
Sports Editor
Posted: Friday, December 5, 2008 1:31 pm
Surrounded — Gleason's
Jenna Frazier (front) looks for a
teammate to pass to while Lady
Yellowjackets (from left) Katie McCall,
Emily Randolph and Jordan Galey close in
on her. Frazier and her Lady Bulldogs
teammates squeaked out a 38-35 win in
overtime
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In a game
dominated by skin-tight, physical defensive efforts by
both squads, the Gleason Lady Bulldogs managed to score
enough points in the overtime to edge the host
Greenfield Lady Yellowjackets, 38-35, Tuesday night in
Greenfield. In the boys game, the host Jackets used a
second-quarter run to build a lead they never
relinquished in downing the visiting Gleason Bulldogs,
55-37, to make it a split.
Behind
Taylor Stout's 11 points in the fourth quarter, part of
a game-high, 21-point effort, Gleason overcame a
six-point deficit in the final frame to force the extra
session.
Greenfield's
Katie McCall muscled in a layup for the first bucket of
the fourth quarter to push her team's lead to a half
dozen at 22-16. The Lady Dawgs (4-1, 2-0 District 14-A)
retaliated with an 11-2 run — all the points coming
courtesy of Stout — to flip the lead in their favor,
27-24, with 2:58 left in regulation.
The Lady
Jackets (1-4, 0-2 District 14-A) ended the run with a
12-footer from Jordan Galey to slice the Gleason lead to
a point, 27-26. Greenfield had a chance to take the lead
after Jasmine Allen drew a charge on Gleason's Jenna
Frazier, but turnovers were committed on three
consecutive trips up and down the court.
With 44
seconds left, Gleason's Camille Cooper stretched their
lead to three points, 29-26. McCall buried a jumper in
the paint and, fouled on the play, rattled in the free
throw to knot the score at 29-all with what proved to be
the final points of the fourth quarter with 27 ticks
left on the clock.
In the extra
period, Stout put Gleason in front with a layup off an
assist by Frazier. Greenfield knotted the score at
31-all on two McCall freebies. Frazier hit 1-of-2
charity shots, but Galey's 15-footer gave the Lady
Jackets a 33-32 lead with 2:34 on the clock in OT. Stout
notched a jumper to regain the lead for Gleason.
The teams
traded two free throws with Mallory Robinson connecting
for the host, while Frazier tallied two for a 36-35 Lady
Dawgs edge with 1:27 to play in overtime. A Greenfield
turnover led to a Kim Edenfield freebie for a 37-35
Gleason lead with 32 seconds left.With 13 seconds left,
Galey's baseline drive was cut off by Frazier. As a
result, Galey lost the ball out of bounds.
Frazier
added another free throw with 11 seconds to play, and a
steal by Cooper on an inbounds pass after a Greenfield
timeout preserved the 38-35 victory for the Lady
Bulldogs. Scoring was at a minimum in the first half.
Gleason used a Cooper trey and two Frazier buckets to
counter an Emily Randolph hoop and a McCall free throw
for a 7-4 Lady Bulldog lead after a quarter.
The
Greenfield defense kept the Lady Dawgs scoreless over a
five-minute span covering the end of the first frame and
the start of the second quarter. Randolph continued to
contribute to the Lady Jacket totals with four points in
the second quarter. Galey matched her output with four
points. Greenfield outscored the Lady Dawgs 12-4 for a
15-11 halftime advantage.
The teams
played to a five-five deadlock in the third quarter,
setting up the dramatics of the fourth stanza.
In addition to Stout's 21 points, Gleason got 8 from
Frazier. For Greenfield, McCall finished with 12 points,
while Galey and Randolph each tallied 8 points.
In the boys
game, Greenfield used a 12-0 run in the first half to
grab its first double-digit lead on the way to the 55-37
victory. The Greenfield defense limited the Bulldogs to
8 points in the first half. A 12-foot jumper from Colin
Bennett handed the Dawgs a 4-3 lead with 3:55 left in
the first quarter. A half-minute later, Daniel Ricketts
followed his own miss to put the Jackets in front 5-4.
Greenfield never trailed again. Those numbers remained
on the scoreboard when the low-scoring first quarter
ended. In their 12-0 run, four different Jackets
contributed points.
By halftime,
the Jackets held a 23-8 advantage. The Jacket lead
peaked at 22 points, 39-17, late in the third on the way
to the 55-37 victory. Wes Clark's 15 points topped all
scorers, while teammate Daniel Ricketts added 12. Ben
Sumner's 11 points led Gleason. Source: Weakley
County Press |
Jaguars no Match for Gleason in
Basketball Season Openers
Stephanie Sturgis - Press Sports
Editor
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
9:41 am
Up and in — Gleason's Jordan
Howington elevates for a jumper in the lane over
Carroll Academy's Alex Johnson during the
Bulldogs' 75-20 victory Friday night. Howington
finished with a game-high 16 points.
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The Gleason High
School basketball teams can only dream about the rest of the
season being as easy as their season-opening wins over visiting
Carroll Academy Friday night in Tater Town.
The Gleason Lady
Bulldogs cruised to a 78-5 win over the Lady Jaguars, while the
GHS boys team earned a 75-20 victory.
In the girls game,
Gleason head coach Randy Frazier kept his starters on the floor
for limited minutes in the contest as the Lady Bulldogs
dominated the action. Every GHS player saw action and all except
one put points on the scoreboard.
The inside junior
tandem of Jenna Frazier and Taylor Stout combined with the
outside shooting of guard Kim Edenfield to propel Gleason to a
29-3 advantage by the end of the first quarter. Frazier scored
all of her 12 total points in the first frame, while Stout added
11 of her team-high 13 points. Edenfield buried both of her
3-pointers in the quarter.
Heather Todd's trey
provided the lone CA points in the opening quarter.
Frazier's bench
helped the starters hold Carroll Academy scoreless in the second
quarter. While the Lady Jags' side of the scoreboard never
changed, Gleason added 20 more points, including seven from Sara
Hensley and four from Maggie Lowrance for a huge 49-3 halftime
lead.
In the third
quarter, Gleason got a 3-pointer each from Elizabeth Terrell and
Ashley Coble while again keeping Carroll Academy off the
scoreboard for a 63-3 lead heading into the fourth.
Todd finally hit the
Lady Jags second and final basket of the game in the fourth
quarter, while Hollie Townes pitched in all of her eight points
for Gleason as the Lady Dawgs cruised to the 78-5 victory.
In the boys game,
Gleason seniors Colin Bennett and Evan Orr set the standard
early in the Bulldogs' 75-20 win over Carroll Academy.
Bennett notched six
of his 13 points, while Orr pitched in with nine of his 11 as
the Bulldogs built a 19-7 advantage by the end of the first
frame.
In the second
quarter, Preston Frazier's six points countered five points from
Carroll Academy's Devin Wagner. In addition to Frazier's points,
Gleason got four from Ben Rollins and a basket from John Johnson
to stretch its lead to 20 points, 35-15, at the halftime break.
In the third
quarter, the Dawgs controlled the paint with the play of Ben
Sumner and Jordan Howington. The pair combined for 10 of the
Dawgs' 24 points in the quarter with Howington putting in six
points. Frazier and Bennett both added five point and Gabe
Lowrance had his lone basket of the game as the Dawg lead grew
to 59-18 by the end of the third quarter.
DeAndre Larrue's
trey accounted for the only Jaguar points in the third.
In the fourth quarter, Howington dominated the boards on both
ends. The sophomore center poured in 10 of his game-high 16
points and helped limit Carroll Academy to two points on a
Larrue basket in the final quarter.
In addition to Howington's points, Rollins was a perfect 4-for-4
at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.
Nov. 21 at Gleason
GIRLS
Carroll Academy (5) — Heather Todd 5.
Gleason (78) — Taylor Stout 13, Jenna Frazier 12, Hollie Townes
8, Sara Hensley 7, Kim Edenfield 6, Ashley Coble 6, Shawna
Blassingame 6, Maggie Lowrance 4, Alex King 4, Elizabeth Terrell
3, Whitney Reed 3, Alexis Tipton 2, Erica Morgan 2, Emily
Terrell 2.
3-pointers: Carroll Academy — Todd; Gleason — Edenfield (2),
Townes (2), El. Terrell, Hensley, Coble, Reed.
Records: Carroll Academy 0-1, Gleason 1-0.
BOYS
Carroll Academy (20) — Devin Wagner 5, DeAndre Larrue 5, Hunter
Kesse 4, Steven Crawford 4, Alex Johnson 2.
Gleason (75) — Jordan Howington 16, Colin Bennett 13, Preston
Frazier 13, Evan Orr 11, Ben Rollins 10, Ben Sumner 8, John
Johnson 2, Gabe Lowrance 2.
3-pointers: Carroll Academy — Wagner, Larrue; Gleason — Orr,
Frazier.
Records: Carroll Academy 0-1, Gleason 1-0. Source:
Weakley County Press |
Jr. Dawgs Succumb to Greenfield
Sara Reid — Special to the Weakley County
Press
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:33 am
Ahead of the pack — Greenfield's Ashton
Pence (left) drives to the basket with Lady Bulldog
Lyndsey Griffin hot on her heels during action Monday
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Jumping out to large
first-half leads, the Greenfield Junior High Yellowjacket squads took
both games from the visiting Gleason Bulldogs Monday night in
Greenfield.
In the first game, the Lady
Yellowjackets opened with a 4-0 lead in a cold-shooting first quarter
for both teams on baskets from Emily Allen and Callie Croom. At the 2:21
mark, Briana Jones was fouled behind the arc and hit two of three free
throws to put Gleason on the board and cut the lead in half. Greenfield,
however, scored three more points and took a 7-2 lead after one.
The Lady Yellowjackets began
to break away in the second quarter, holding Gleason to a lone Lindsey
Griffin basket while putting up 16 points. At the break, the home team
held a 23-4 advantage.
Plagued by turnovers in the
third frame, neither team seemingly could buy a basket. Gleason opened
with a jumper from Kim Quick and Greenfield scored its only points of
the quarter with just seconds left on the clock. The scoring for the
quarter was tied at 2-2, but the Lady Jackets maintained a 25-6 edge.
In the final quarter, the
Lady Bulldogs entered the bonus, went six of eight from the line and
with a basket from Dalis Lampkins, scored more points in the fourth than
in the entire game thus far with eight. Greenfield scored 10 points,
however, including a three from Rachel Roberts, to take a 35-14 win.
Allen scored 11 points in the win. Lampkins's 5 led Gleason.
In the second game,
3-pointers from Tony Robinson, Hunter Crouse and Zach Grooms propelled
Greenfield to a 13-1 lead after one quarter of play. Blake Taylor, who
scored the Dawgs’ only point in the first quarter, put up three in the
second and along with Austin Perry’s four points, helped Gleason to nine
second-quarter points to Greenfield’s 11, but the Yellowjackets held a
24-10 advantage at halftime.
The Dawgs came roaring back
in the third quarter and with four points each coming from Taylor and
Perry, equaled the Greenfield offensive output for the quarter. But
without gaining any ground, the Dawgs still trailed by the 14-point
margin, 34-20, going into the fourth. Continuing to put up points,
Gleason whittled the lead down to 10 points and outscored the home team
9-6 in the last frame of play, but Greenfield held on for the 40-29 win.
Robinson had 21 points and
three 3-pointers for Greenfield. Taylor led Gleason with 12. Source:
Weakley County Press
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