Rosspoint edges JACES in double-overtime thriller

A showdown between two of the county’s top middle school basketball teams lived up to expectations as Rosspoint survived two overtimes to edge visiting James A. Cawood 56-54 on Tuesday to avenge a loss from December.
Cole Cornett and Gunnar Johnson scored 20 points each to lead the Wildcats. Brayden Morris added 11 points.
Kaden Jones exploded for 32 points to lead JACES. Landon Brock added 12 points.
Hudson Faulkner and Trey Creech each scored 14 points and Blake Johnson added 12 as Rosspoint won 46-37 in fifth- and sixth-grade action.
Andrew Vance led the Trojans with 14 points.
Parker Long scored eight and Braxton Duncan added seven as Rosspoint won 20-18 in a fourth-grade game.
Seth Johnson and Rayce Bryant led the Trojans with seven points each.
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Rosspoint (56) — Gunnar Johnson 20, Cole Cornett 20, Brayden Morris 11, Rydge Lewis 5.
James A. Cawood (54) — Kaden Jones 32, Landon Brock 12, Brenton Bargo 5, Bryson Bryant 3, Thyler Coots 2
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Rosspoint (46) — Hudson Faulkner 14, Trey Creech 14, Blake Johnson 12, Bentley Alred 4, Jax Shepherd 2
James A. Cawood (37) — Andrew Vance 14, Easton Engle 7, Taylor Daniels 7, Win Cooper 4, Brother Fields 3, Bryson Kelly 2
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Rosspoint (20) — Parker Long 8, Braxton Duncan 7, Bryson Robbins 4, Ben Crain 1.
James A. Cawood (18) — Seth Johnson 7, Rayce Bryant 7, Tucker Daniels 2, Brantley Burkhart 2.

Jones leads Trojans to win in regular-season finale

Led by 13 points from Kaden Jones, James A. Cawood closed its regular-season schedule with a 41-24 win Thursday at Green Hills.
Ethan Huff paced the Falcons with 16 points.
James A. Cawood won 57-17 in fifth- and sixth-grade action as Andrew Vance poured in 20 points and Win Cooper added seven for the Trojans.
Pheonix Morgan led Green Hills with nine points.
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James A. Cawood (41) — Kaden Jones 13, Bryson Bryant 3, Thyler Coots 9, Brenton Bargo 7, Colton Delaney 9.
Green Hills (24) — Ethan Huff 16, Dalton Halcomb 5, Brayden Lucas 3.
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James A. Cawood (57) — Easton Engle 4, Taylor Daniels 7, Andrew Vance 20, Bryson Kelly 6, Win Cooper 12, Landon Coldiron 2, Matthew Blanton 2, Brantley Burkhart 2.
Green Hills (17) — Arthur Harrison 4, Xavier Whitehead 2, Billy Harrison 2, Pheonix Morgan 9.

Saylor scores 23 as Purple Devils edge Cumberland

Izack Saylor poured in 23 points as Wallins closed its regular-season schedule Thursday at home with a 41-39 win over Cumberland in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball.
Kayden Adams led a balanced Cumberland attack with 16 points. Bo Eldridge and Hayden Grace added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Mason Howard scored six points as Wallins won 35-17 in fifth- and sixth-grade action.
Bryce Saylor led Cumberland with seven points.
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Wallins (41) — Eli Noe 9, Ryan Day 4, Izack Saylor 23, Jaxson Daniels 5.
Cumberland (39) — Bo Eldridge 12, Kayden Adams 16, Hayden Grace 11.
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Wallins (35) — Mason Howard 10, Noah Ledford 6, Gunnar Millis 6, Nicholas Colinger 2, Hunter Saylor 7, Leland Cope 4.
Cumberland (17) — Hunter Fuston 6, Bryce Saylor 7, Robby Johnson 4.

Cornett, Johnson power Rosspoint to win at Evarts

Cole Cornett scored 20 points and Gunnar Johnson added 19 as Rosspoint closed its regular-season schedule with a 44-30 win Thursday at Evarts in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.
Brady Freeman led the Wildcats with seven points.
Rosspoint won 42-14 in fifth- and sixth-grade basketball as Blake Johnson scored 10.
Carson Farley led Evarts with 11 points.
Evarts won 8-2 in a fourth-grade game as Jesse Pendergrass scored four to pace Rosspoint.
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Rosspoint (44) — Cole Cornett 20, Gunnar Johnson 19, Rydge Lewis 4, Brayden Morris 2, Colby Shepherd 1.
Evarts (30) — Brady Freeman 10, Kobe Noe 7, Brandon Middleton 6, Dakota Maggard 4, Cruz Galloway 3
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Rosspoint (42) — Blake Johnson 10, Nathan Barger 7, Hudson Faulkner 6, Jax Shepherd 4, Carson Sanders 4, Parker Long 4, Bentley Alred 3, Eli Joseph 2, Tyler Foster 2.
Evarts (14) — Carson Farley 11, Braxton Anglian 2, Jacob Moore 1.
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Evarts (8) — Jesse Pendergrass 4, Jace Hensley 2, Brady White 2.
Rosspoint (2) — Parker Long 2.

Saylor leads Wallins to victory over Green Hills

Izack Saylor scored 18 points to lead Wallins in a 36-34 win Tuesday at Green Hills in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action
Ethan Huff led Green Hills with 19 points.
Mason Howard scored 16 points to lead Wallins in a 39-5 victory in fifth- and sixth-grade action.
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Wallins (36) — Eli Noe 2, Ryan Day 8. Izack Saylor 18, Zach Perry 2, Jaxon Daniels 6.
Green Hills (34) — Ethan Huff 19, Dalton Halcomb 3, Brayden Lucas 7, David Halcomb 4.
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Wallins (39) — Andrew Fee 3, Hayden Johnson 8, Mason Howard 16, Jordan Sergent 2, Noah Ledford 2, Gunner Millis 2, Landin Blackwelder 3, Hunter Saylor 3.
Green Hills (5) — Billy Harrison 1, Xavier Whitehead 4.

Adams, Eldridge lead Skins past Black Mountain

Led by 18 points from Kayden Adams and 16 from Bo Eldridge, Cumberland closed its home schedule with a 48-17 win Tuesday over Black Mountain in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.
Shemar Carr paced Black Mountain with six points.
Hunter Fuson scored 13 and Nathan Harrell added 10 to lead Cumberland to a 36-8 win over Black Mountain in fifth- and sixth-grade basketball action.
Kash Gooden led Black Mountain with eight points.
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Cumberland (48) — Kayden Adams 18, Bo Eldridge 16, Hayden Grace 6, Braxton Bowen 4, Camden Middleton 2, Brayden Howard 2.
Black Mountain (17) — Carr 6, Madden 5, Burkhart 2, Middleton 2, Gooden 2.
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Cumberland (36) — Hunter Fuson 13, Nathan Harrell 10, Robby Johnson 7, Bryce Saylor 4, Tobey Lunsford 1, Caleb Jenkins 1.
Black Mountain (8) — Kash Gooden 6, Ryder Middleton 2.