Published: January 21, 2008 03:57 pm      

LOCAL VIDEO: Stage is set for elementary hoops championships Tuesday

The Homestead Lady Bulldogs defeated the Crab Orchard Lady Tigers, defending county champs, Saturday in the division finals of the elementary basketball tournament. Final score of the contest was Homestead 33, Crab Orchard 30. For video highlights, CLICK HERE.



The Crab Orchard Tigers dominated the division championship against North Cumberland Elementary, winning 61 to 18. For video highlights, CLICK HERE.



The Brown Bears took the western division championship in a 36-32 win over the Pleasant Hill Hornets Saturday night. For video highlights, CLICK HERE.



The South Cumberland Lady Rebels won the western division championship over the Pleasant Hill Lady Hornets Saturday in a 33-29 victory. For video highlights, CLICK HERE.



The 2008 Cumberland County elementary basketball tournament entered the semifinal round Monday, with the championship games slated Tuesday at Cumberland County High School, after playing its first two rounds at both CCHS and Stone Memorial High School over the weekend.

After fifth-seed Pine View defeated the fourth-seeded North Lady Patriots Thursday night 32-31 and the fourth-seeded Stone Coyotes defeated fifth seed Pine View 49-10 at SMHS, semi-final action and championship round play concluded Friday and Saturday at both high schools.

The defending champion Brown Bears defeated Pleasant Hill 36-32 Saturday night to claim the western division championship, while the South Lady Rebels defeated the Pleasant Hill Lady Hornets 33-29 for the girls' crown.

The Homestead Lady Bulldogs defeated defending champion Crab Orchard 33-30 for the western division girls' crown, while the Crab Orchard Tigers bit the North Patriots 61-18 for the boys title.

All eight teams advanced to the semi-final round round last night at CCHS. With the winners playing in the championship games tonight, beginning at 6 p.m.

Eastern division

Homestead 33, Crab Orchard 30: Casey Swafford and Nichole Hassler tallied 15 and 13 points, respectively, to lead the Lady Bulldogs over the Lady Tigers.

“We played well. They’re a great team,” said Homestead Coach Janet Turner.

Kayla Daniells and Ashley Cox led the Lady Tigers with 13 points each.

The game was tied 23-23 after three quarters, but the Lady Bulldogs outscored Crab Orchard 10-7 in the final quarter for the victory. A trey by Hassler put the Lady ‘Dawgs ahead 29-27, which keyed a 7-3 run in the final minute to secure the win.

Scoring summary

Homestead (33): Hassler 13, Webb 2, Reagan 3, Swafford 15, Winningham 0.

Crab Orchard (30): Bowman 2, H. Brady 2, A. Cox 13, Daniell 13, Fraga 0.

Crab Orchard 61, North 18: Brock Rowan tallied 12 points on four treys to lead the Tigers over the Patriots.

Justin Simmons led North with eight markers.

Crab Orchard opened the game with a 12-0 run to take a 21-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back, building a 43-15 lead at the break and outscoring the Patriots 18-3 in the second half for the victory.

Scoring summary

Crab Orchard (43): Cole 9, Dishman 9, Edwards 4, Presley 5, Smith 6, Breeden 7, Pelfrey 3, Rowan 12, Troino 6.

North (18): Baldwin 2, Cox 1, Thompson 2, Wilson 3, Justin Simmons 8, Jared Beaty 2, Jacob Simmons 0.

Crab Orchard 48, Pine View 27: Kayla Daniell pumped in 20 points, and Ashley Cox added 19 markers to lead the Lady Tigers over the Lady Pioneers.

Brittany Kindred led Pine View with 14 markers.

Scoring summary

Crab Orchard (48): Daniell 20, A. Cox 19, Bowman 9, H. Brady 0, Fraga 0, Buck 0, Godsey 0, Potter 0, P. Cox 0.

Pine View (27): Morris 6, Kindred 14, Marshall 2, Garren 0, Nealon 5, Hutson 0, Freeman 0.

Crab Orchard 57, Stone 24: Brandon Cole tallied 12 points, and Brock Rowan added 11 markers to lead the Tigers over the Stone Coyotes.

Mark McDonald led Stone with five markers.

Scoring summary

Crab Orchard (57): Cole 12, Dishman 9, Breeden 8, Rowan 11, Troino 3, Smith 4, Presley 7, Edwards 0, Stokes 0, Pelfrey 3, Haney 0, M. Troino 0.

Stone (24): Crowder 0, McDonald 5, Denney 0, Teeple 2, Gibson 0, Matthews 6, Yoder 0, Qualls 4, Zazzaro 0, South 0, Sitton 0, Cagle 4, Hamilton 0, Wattenbarger 3.

Homestead 33, Stone 16: Jacyln Reagan tallied 14 points to lead the Lady ‘Dawgs over the Lady Coyotes.

Anna Smith led Coyotes with five points.

Scoring summary

Stone (16): R. Kennedy 2, B. Kennedy 2, Deck 0, Ellis 0, Matthews 2, Houston 0, Teepler 2, White 0, H. Wheeler 2, Bertram 0, Smith 5, A. Wheeler 0, Headrick 1.

Homestead (33): Hassler 7, Webb 3, Reagan 14, McCoy 1, Swafford 0, Cokkinias 0, Winningham 2, VanWinkle 6, Bryant 0, Hankins 0, Server 0.

North 41, Homestead 39: Jacob Simmons tallied 16 points, and Jared Beaty added 14 markers to lead North over Homestead.

Seth Keagle led Homestead with 11 points.

Scoring summary

Homestead (39): Keagle 11, Moore 8, Rosser 5, Janow 5, Lee 7.

North (41): Jacob Simmons 16, Beaty 14, Justin Simmons 3, Thompson 4, Baldwin 4, Dixon 0.

Western division

Brown 36, Pleasant Hill 32: Steven Hill and Dakota Rucker tallied 10 points each to lead the Bears over the Hornets.

Brandon Hawkins-Clark led Pleasant Hill with 16 points.

The Bears led 15-9 at the break, but three technical fouls on the Bears allowed the Hornets to outscore the Bears 13-6 in the third quarter to take a 23-21 lead.

Brown outscored Pleasant Hill 15-10 in the final quarter for the victory.

Scoring summary

Brown (36): Bilbrey 9, Hill 10, Miles 5, Wallace 0, Wyatt 2, McBroom 0, Golden 0.

Pleasant Hill (32): Hawkins-Clark 16, McCloud 7, Miller 2, Noland 1, Threet 4, Cameron O’Rourke 2.

South 33, Pleasant Hill 29: Taylor Vaden tallied 13 markers, and Morgan Bridges added 10 markers to lead the Lady Rebels over the Lady Hornets.

Brandi Green led Pleasant Hill with 15 points.

South led 28-25 with 2:01 left in the contest, but a trey by Green would tie the game at 28-28.

The Lady Rebels took a 30-28 lead with 1:03 on a layup by Lauren Sliger, but the Lady Hornets would miss a go-ahead trey with 50 seconds left.

South would hit three of six free throws in the last 1:03 to seal the victory.

Pleasant Hill (29): Green 15, Iles 2, Graham 5, Noel 7, Ryenolds 0.

South (33): Vaden 13, Spitler 1, Rector 2, Bridges 2, Griswold 1.

Pleasant Hill 37, Martin 22: Tori Noel tickled the twine for 14 points, and Dimi Iles added 10 points to lead the Lady Hornets over the Lady Eagles.

Corey Blaylock led Martin with 18 points.

Scoring summary

Martin (22): Blaylock 18, Moore 0, Daugherty 0, Vallecillo 0, Allen 2, Abston 2, Scruggs 0, Barnett 0, Newsome 0.

Pleasant Hill (37): Green 8, Iles 10, Graham 2, Reynolds 0, Noel 14, Deck 2, Bernebei 1, Seay 0, Clark 0, Sheets 0.

Pleasant Hill 52, South 40: Brandon Hawkins-Clark, Donovan O’Rourke and Todd Threet tallied 16, 12, and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Hornets over the Rebels.

Aaron Jones tickled the twine for 13 points, and Logan Parsons added 10 markers to lead the Rebels.

Scoring summary

South (40): Spence 0, Parsons 11, Walton 2, N. Lee 8, Jones 13, Weidner 6, Heavilon 0, Poore 0.

Pleasant Hill (52): Hawkins-Clark 16, D. O’Rourke 12, Threet 14, Noland 10, Miller 0, McCloud 0, C. O’Rourke 0.

South 55, Brown 10: Ivy Shinn tallied 10 points to lead the Lady Rebels over the Lady Bears.

Ashley Davis had six points for Brown.

Scoring summary

Brown (10): K. Bolin 2, Music 2, Marshall 0, Davis 6, Barnes 0, Carter 0, Threet 0, Ulloa 0, Gibson 0, A, Bolin 0,m Brewer 0.

South (55): Vaden 7, Spitler 5, Sliger 2, Rector 4, Bridges 8, Shinn 10, Barnes 2, Griswold 6, Alley 2, Mathews 0, Kerley 3, Dick 6, Richardson 0.

Brown 38, Martin 35: Jon Bilbrey tallied 15 points to lead the Bears over the Eagles. Steven Hill added 12 points.

Jonathan Elmore led Martin with 12 markers, and Ben Gudet added 10 points.

Scoring summary

Martin (35): Donathan 7, Gayton 4, Elmore 12, Gudet 10, Williams 2.

Brown (38): Hill 12, Bilbrey 15, Wallace 6, Rucker 4, Miles 0, Wyatt 0, Calvin 0, McBroom 0, Gentry 1.