Vina falls to Phillips on senior night
By Staff
Mike Self, FCT Sports Editor
Patrick Cochran scored 16 points to lead Vina on Thursday, but it wasn't enough as the Red Devils fell to Class 1A No. 10 Phillips 69-53 on senior night.
Tony Jennings and Anthony Hester each added 10 points for Vina, which trailed 32-21 at the half. The visiting Bears out-scored the Devils 18-8 in the third quarter to put the game away.
Jon Stults led Phillips (20-6) with 24 points.
Vina will face Waterloo on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 1A, Area 16 Tournament at Shoals Christian School.
The Cougars won both games against Vina during the regular season, but the last meeting was nearly two months ago on December 8.
"Most everybody was playing zone against us early in the year, and then Waterloo came out and played us man-to-man," Vina coach Sonny Tibbs said. "I think our kids freaked out a little. Now, most teams have been playing man against us lately, so we're much more familiar with it. Hopefully we'll handle it a little better this time and not turn the ball over so much."
In other recent action:
Cherokee 76 Tharptown 50
Manny Ricardo led the Wildcats with 25 points in Thursday's loss to the No. 8 team in Class 2A.
The Indians (19-5) raced out to a 22-2 lead after one quarter and never looked back.
Junior Long and Dominique Croom each had 16 points to lead Cherokee.
Tharptown will face Athens Bible on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Class 1A, Area 15 Tournament at Hazlewood High School.
Varsity girls
Phillips 57 Vina 52
The Lady Red Devils led by five before being out-scored 18-8 in the fourth quarter of Thursday's loss on senior night.
Kayla Bridges made five three-pointers and led Vina with 15 points. LeShe McGee added 12 points, and Jessie Norwood had 10.
Vina will face Covenant Christian on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Class 1A, Area 16 Tournament at Shoals Christian School.
Cherokee 53 Tharptown 45
Cherokee rallied for the win on Thursday by out-scoring the Lady Wildcats 23-11 in the fourth quarter.
Hollie Hines led Tharptown (10-14) with 13 points, and Autumn Hatton added 12.
Kelvonda Nightingale led Cherokee (3-19) with 20 points.
Tharptown will face Athens Bible on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Class 1A, Area 15 Tournament at Hazlewood High School.
