Page 11 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD December 2, 2015 December 2, 2015 THE TOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 11 Towns County Sports Towns County’s Leader In Sports www.townscountyherald.net • E-mail: [email protected] Indians hold off Social Circle for first regular season victory By Jerry Kendall three point Redskins play and a Towns County Herald 63-61 score by wrapping a put- Staff Writer back basket and a coast to coast run and slam dunk around a So- The Towns County Indians cial Circle free throw for a 67-62 Varsity Basketball Team evened Indian lead at the 1:02 mark. its record at 1-1 last Tuesday night Moss matched a Redskins in the Towns County Gym with free throw at 31.2 seconds and a hard fought 71-67 victory over then matched a field goal with two now Class AA Social Circle, a free throws by the 19.0 seconds long time Indians foe in Region mark for 68-63 and 70-65 Indian 8-A play. leads but the game was still in After a close first quarter, doubt until a de vries free throw the Indians seemed to have gained at 4.3 seconds put the game out the upper hand in the second and of reach for the final score of 71- third quarters but the Redskins 67 following two Redskins free wouldn’t go quietly and gave throws at 13.5 seconds. the Indians a battle in the fourth The Indians were led in quarter, leaving the outcome of scoring by Moss with 21 points, the game in doubt until the final de Vries with 18, Davenport with seconds. 16, and Pyrlik with 6 while Moss The Indians struck for a 5-0 also led in assists with 7 and was lead on a deuce by Will de Vries followed by de Vries with 3 and and a trey by Zach Davenport by Shook with 2, according to your the 5:40 mark of the first quarter reporter’s unofficial tally. only to see the visiting Redskins Kudos are extended to rally for a 12-12 standoff after Towns County vs Social Circle basketball photos by Lowell Nicholson freshmen Trent Bradshaw and one quarter with five points by held the Redskins to just four ments of a trey at the buzzer by the fourth quarter but a 7-1 Red- Field goals by Moss and Will Travis who performed ca- Major Moss leading the way for points in taking a 24-16 lead at Colton Shook. Davenport, de skins run had them within 52-51 Davenport extended the 52-51 pably in the closing minutes as the Indians, including on a coast intermission. Vries, Moss, and Jake Pyrlik each by the 5:11 mark and they would challenge, giving the Indians a a result of the Indians, like the to coast run in the closing seconds Seven Indians then put provided four points during the remain within one to five points 56-51 lead at 4:25, and two free Redskins, losing three players for the tie. points on the scoreboard in a third third stanza with de Vries includ- for the remainder of the game but throws each by Davenport and de to fouls. The Redskins were led The Indians followed the quarter standoff leaving them ing a dunk among his points. never able to achieve a tie or lead Vries extended a 59-58 challenge in scoring by junior point guard lead of de Vries with seven points with the eight point lead they The Indians held a 51-44 as the Indians had an answer each to 63-58 at 1:32. Deion Head with 33 points. in the second quarter when they started the quarter with, compli- lead by the seven-minute mark of time they were challenged. Moss then responded to a Lady Indians impress in overtime loss to Class AA Social Circle By Jerry Kendall then entered the scoring column in 71-69 by the 3:34 mark. Towns County Herald the second quarter when they led The Lady Indians would Staff Writer for nearly all of the first seven min- cling to leads of between one and utes but surrendered four ties and three points after that until the The Towns County Lady one very brief Social Circle lead aforementioned Lady Skins put- Indians Varsity Basketball Team before the Lady Skins finished back basket with just five seconds came within five seconds of their on a 7-1 run for a 38-33 lead at left in regulation forced the tie and first win of the season last Tues- intermission. a four minute overtime period. day night before falling victim to Lady Indian highlights dur- Byers, the Lady Indians’ senior a game tying putback basket by ing the quarter included a deuce scoring leader, would contribute Social Circle Lady and an eventual for an 18-16 lead at 7:54, a trey seven points in the fourth quarter 82-77 defeat in overtime. for a 31-30 lead at 2:09, and a before being lost on fouls on two The Lady Redskins were free throw for a 32-31 advantage disputable foul calls at 4:11 and a long time Region 8A foe of the at 1:26 by Madison Landress as 1:16 but such is the nature of the Lady Indians but they are now a she accounted for three of the four game. Class AA team after an increase Towns leads achieved during the The two tired teams went in enrollment. They improved their quarter. more than a minute and a half at early season record to 3-1 with the The Lady Skins stung the the start of the overtime period win, including a close win over Lady Indians with a 12-0 run and before Social Circle took the ball Class AAA East Jackson and a a 50-33 lead by the 5:51 marke of coast to coast for a field goal at competitive loss to Class AAAA the third quarter and they added the 2:20 mark and added another Monroe Area a second 17-point lead of 54-37 deuce at 1:07 for an 80-76 lead. Although falling short of at 4:41 but here came the Lady A Henson free throw at 7:4 victory in the most eventful game Indians in a miracle 14-2 run com- seconds gave the Lady Indians in your reporter’s memory, the pleted in just a minute and thirty a glimmer of hope for a steal or Lady Indians nevertheless im- nine seconds of playing time. missed free throws and a trey for a A three point play by Kirsten tie but the Lady Skins put the game pressed their supporters temen- Lady Indians vs Social Circle Lady Redskins pictures by Lowell Nicholson dously by rebounding from not Ledford at 4:26 triggered the run out of reach by an 82-77 lead with only a very difficult last half in and McClure’s second three point two free throws at 3.4 seconds. their prior game against Lumpkin play in the game ended it at 2:47 Scoring leaders for the County when they managed just for a 56-51 Social Circle lead and game for the Lady Indians were the same five points margin pres- Jocelyn Byers and McClure with NASCAR 2015 eight points the last half but from By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter a very difficult start to the third ent at the start of the quarter. 16 points each, Ledford with 11, quarter in this game. And there was still an im- Landress with 10, Henson with After trailing by just a 38- probable five point margin of 9,and Kristen Byers with 6 while Kyle Busch is a Deserving Champion 33 score at intermission in this 60-55 entering the fourth quarter, Jocelyn Byers contributed 3 assists Kyle Busch is not loved game, the Lady Indians saw the when considering the pair of and McClure and Kristen Byers by every NASCAR fan. But that Lady Redskins spurt out to a pair 17-point Lady Skin leads within added 2 each, according to your doesn’t mean he didn’t deserve to of seventeen point leads during the the quarter, on two free throws by reporter’s unofficial tally. win this year’s Sprint Cup cham- first three and a half minutes of the Kristen Henson at 7.8 seconds in In a game marked by each pionship. third quarter only to rise up and the third quarter. McClure wound team losing four players on fouls Some are unhappy that rally ahead for a near victory. up with eight points and Ledford and each having three others with Busch, who missed the season’s Following an early 4-1 five among six team members four, more than one hundred free first 11 races because of injuries Social Circle lead, the Lady Indi- entering the scoring column for throws were attempted during suffered in an Xfinity race prior to ans rallied to lead for most of the the quarter. the game. the season opening Daytona 500, remainder of the quarter, taking The fourth quarter was a The Lady Indians made was even eligible for the Chase. real battle with the Lady Indians a remarkable turnaround at the His critics claim that it was a 6-4 lead on a three point play unfair to other drivers who ran the by Madison McClure at the 5:13 striking for a 10-4 run and a foul line following their game 65-64 lead at 5:10 with Jocelyn full schedule.