Published: December 26, 2007 01:15 pm            

Newton sweeps Union in 5-2A action

NEWTON — Both Newton basketball teams came away with Division 5-2A wins on Dec. 17 at Union.

The Newton girls won 49-39 in the opener with the Tigers taking an 86-51 victory in the boys’ contest.

“I don’t think either team played that great but both played good enough to win,” Newton coach Crandal Porter said. “The boys had to get it in gear in the second half. The boys game was a lot like Lake, they didn’t play well early but got rolling late. I thought Brandon (Gill) played well. He’s been missing some easy shots and finally got some things to start falling. He quit worrying about getting fouled and getting his shot blocked and just put the ball in the goal.”

Newton returns to action Dec. 27-27 in the Bay Springs Tournament. Newton will take on Bay Springs Thursday with the girls playing at 7 p.m. and the boys at 8:30 p.m. On Friday, Newton will take on Heidelberg starting at 4 p.m. On Saturday, Newton will take on Taylorsville starting at 1 p.m.

Union will be off until Jan. 3 when the Yellowjackets and Lady Jackets take part in the Enterprise Round Robin along with Enterprise, Clarkdale, and West Lauderdale.



Newton 49, Union girls 39

Newton outscored Union 20-10 in the third quarter to improve to 7-7 with the win.

Newton led 9-6 after one quarter, but Union used a 10-5 advantage in the second quarter to take a 16-14 lead into halftime.

Tiara Buckley scored 12 of her game-high 21 points in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers pulled out front 34-26.

Newton also got 11 points from Shakara Edwards and eight from Shey Nichols.

Union, 5-6, got 15 points from Quill Parker, eight from Cayla Yates, and six apiece from Breanna Viverette and Robin Moore.



Newton 86, Union boys 51

Union hung with Newton for a half, but the Tigers used a 49-23 advantage in the second half to turn the league contest into a rout.

Newton led 21-12 after one period and still held a nine-point lead (37-28) going into halftime.

The Tigers extended their lead to 62-42 over the third quarter.

Newton, 9-4, got 17 points from Brandon Gill, 16 from Chucky Curry, 10 from Keondre Hodges, eight from Kevin Donald, and six from Corey Denham.

Union, 2-7, got 18 points from Michael Holley, nine from Courtney Campbell, eight each from Kenneth Harris and Sylvester Jackson, and six from Shunadrick Landfair.

        

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