Tenaha Holiday Hoop Day 1 Action in Full Swing

Shelby County, Thursday, December 27, 2018 –

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Local schools along with a total of 42 teams have been spotted in action during Tenaha’s 2018 Holiday Hoops Basketball Tournament.

The Timpson Lady Bears left no doubt when they handed the Kountze Lady Lionettes their first loss during a convincing 56-13 opening round win at Timpson Bears Gymnasium Thursday morning. The Lady Lions didn’t break into double figures scoring-wise until there was less than one minute remaining in the game.

Early buckets and a free throw by Brylee Behrens helped the Lady Bears jump out to an early 7-0 lead by the last minute of the first quarter. Timpson held a 9-2 advantage going into the second period of play, by halftime Timpson led 24-5.

Timpson outpaced Kountze 16-2 in the third stanza and held a 40-7 lead going into the final period of play. Things didn’t get too much better for the Lady Lionettes as the Lady Bears outscored them 16-6 in the final quarter and took away the opening round win by a 56-13 margin.

Leading the Lady Lionettes was Haley Hafford with 4 points. The Lady Bears were led by Laiton Braddock with 14 points. Teammate Brylee Behrens had 12, Harlie Ware 10, Sara Duke 10, Jaycee Campbell 5, McKenzie Burgay 2, Claire Johnson 2, and JaKaria Deckard scored one point.

Later in the day, the Shelbyville Dragons varsity boys were spotted playing the Oakwood Panthers at the Tenaha Tiger Gymnasium. The Dragons led the Panthers 14-11 at the conclusion of the first quarter and expanded their lead to 37-27 by halftime. The third period concluded with Shelbyville ahead 56-42. The Dragons eventually took a 62-48 win over the Panthers.