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HUNTINGDON (December 28-30) — Huntingdon High School hosted its annual Coca-Cola Point Guard Club Christmas Tournament last week featuring 16 games over three days. The host Fillies won both of their games to finish as runner-up, while the Mustangs were winless in three contests.
Teams from ten schools participated, and final standings were determined by overall record, head-to-head record and record vs. common opponents.
Girls
Girls’ teams included Huntingdon, South Gibson, Bradford, Gibson County, Obion County and Trinity Christian Academy. Gibson County finished in first place with a 3-0 record, while the Fillies were 2-0 to claim second.
Huntingdon Fillies 55, Obion County Lady Rebels 39
In the Fillies’ first game, on Tuesday, Obion County had a 14-12 lead after the opening frame. Huntingdon had a 12-10 edge in the second quarter to knot the game at 24-24 at the half. The Fillies dominated the third quarter 17-6 to lead 41-30 entering the final frame, then capped the win with a 14-9 advantage in the fourth.
Huntingdon’s Brooklyn Williams led all scorers with 20 points. Brooke Butler scored 13 with a three-pointer. Sophie Singleton had nine points, also with a three. Annabelle Singleton and Sydney Anderson each hit a three, and Addison Postlethwait also had three points. Lia Fuller and Ashlyn Rich each scored a pair.
Alexus Hooper led the Lady Rebels with eleven points, including a three. Alayna Fussell scored eight, and Bryleigh Travis had seven with a three. Jaci Traverse and Karli Taylor each scored four, Traverse with a three-pointer. Kendall Crabtree had three points, and Janie Roberts had a pair.
Fillies 64, Bradford Lady Red Devils 52
In the Fillies’ second and final game, on Wednesday, they jumped out to a 13-7 lead after the first frame. Bradford cut the deficit with a 16-13 advantage in the second quarter, and Huntingdon led 26-23 at the break. The Fillies pulled away 20-12 in the third for a 46-35 advantage going into the final frame. They finished the win with an 18-17 edge in the fourth.
Huntingdon’s Brooke Butler led all scorers with 25 points, including a trio of three-pointers. Addison Postlethwait and Brooklyn Williams each scored 13, Postlethwait with a three. Lia Fuller and Sophie Singleton each had five points, and Ashlyn Rich hit a three-pointer.
Rebecca Walter led Bradford with 18 points. Macy Johnstone scored eleven with a pair of threes. Annalee Bratton had ten points with a pair of threes. Ashlyn Rowell scored nine on a trio of threes, and Sarah Bane had four points with a three-pointer.
Other girls scores:
South Gibson 82, Bradford 49
Gibson County 46, Obion County 31
Gibson County 51, Bradford 37
South Gibson 64, Trinity Christian Academy 52
Gibson County 69, South Gibson 34
Boys