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by Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
A
patient
offense
and
an
aggressive
defense
were
the
perfect
combination
for
Grundy.
The
Golden
Wave
took
the
lead
for
good
in
the
final
seconds
of
the
third
quarter
and
held
off
Twin
Valley,
50-42,
in
non-district
action
Wednesday
night
at
Grundy
High
School.
Grundy
picked
up
a
second
non-district
win
last
week,
edging
Haysi,
70-64,
Friday
night
at
Sandlick
Elementary
School.
Cody
Billiter
dropped
in
15
points
and
Jimmy
Ashby
and
Bobby
Peck
each
added
12
to
lead
a
balanced
attack
for
Grundy
(8-4).
Matthew
Baldwin
scored
16
points
and
Hunter
Simpson
added
12
for
Twin
Valley
(9-3).
The
Panthers
were
without
starting
point
guard
Garrett
Horne,
who
sat
out
the
non-district
contest
after
suffering
multiple
facial
injuries
in
a
Friday
win
over
Haysi.
Peck
scored
six
points,
four
in
transition,
in
a
10-0
run,
as
Grundy
scored
the
final
five
points
of
the
third
period
and
the
first
five
points
of
the
fourth
to
take
a
38-28
lead.
A
defense
that
forced
20
turnovers
and
defensive
rebounds
fueled
the
key
run
as
the
Golden
Wave
evened
the
season
series
at
a
game
apiece
with
its
Buchanan
County
rival.
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Cobras
Get by
Haysi in
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The
third
time
was a
charm
for
Council,
which
got
by
Haysi,
47-40,
in
overtime
in
Black
Diamond
District
action
Friday
night
at
Sandlick
Elementary
School.
Matt
Boyd
hit
three
three-pointers
and
tied
Justin
Fuller
with
team-high
honors
for
Council
with
13
points.
Justin
Boyd
added
11
points
for
the
Cobras.
Chad
Barton
was
the
lone
double
figure
scorer
for
the
Tigers
with
a
game-high
14
points.
Haysi
(3-9,
0-1
BDD)
had
defeated
Council
(6-7,
1-0)
twice
in
December,
in
the
Kiwanis
Classic
at
Clinchco
and
in
the
Coal
Classic
at
Appalachia.
The
Tigers
trailed
most
of
the
night
in
the
BDD
opener
for
both
clubs
Friday,
but
tied
the
game
late
in
the
fourth
quarter
to
force
overtime.
Council
missed
a
desperation
try
from
half
court
at
the
end
of
regulation.
In
the
extra
period,
Council
did
what
it
could
not
do
throughout
the
first
four
periods,
hold
onto
a
lead.
The
Cobras
scored
first
in
overtime
and
hit
enough
free
throws
in
the
final
minute
to
maintain
an
advantage.
Council
scored
more
points
(9)
in
the
extra
four-minute
period
than
it
scored
in
the
fourth
quarter
(7).
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Lady
Panthers Take Two of Four Games,
Including Wins Over Grundy, Richlands
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by
Lloyd
Combs
Sports
Reporter
After
struggling
offensively
for
much
of
the
season,
Twin
Valley
put
two
60-point
games
together
in
three
out
of
four
games
over
the
past
week.
The
Lady
Panthers
pulled
away
from
Grundy,
60-43,
in
non-district
action
Wednesday
at
Grundy
High
School.
Twin
Valley
picked
up a
61-41
non-district
victory
at
Richlands
Monday
after
dropping
a
pair
of
contests
on
the
road
over
the
weekend.
The
Lady
Panthers
lost
at
BDD
rival
Honaker,
66-60,
on
Friday
(see
related
story)
and
fell
at
Oak
Hill
Academy,
76-37,
on
Saturday.
Pressure
defense
and a
strong
second-half
from
Nikki
Honaker
were
keys
Wednesday
for
the
Panthers,
who
broke
open
a
close
game
with
a
pair
of
big
runs.
Honaker
and
Samantha
Vandyke
led
an
11-2
run
that
staked
Twin
Valley
to a
40-27
lead
midway
through
the
third
quarter.
That
senior
duo,
along
with
Courtney
Hagerman,
keyed
a
12-2
spurt
that
left
the
Panthers
with
a
58-39
advantage
after
a
bucket
by
Honaker
with
2:42
remaining.
Samantha
Rice
led
Grundy
with
13
points
and
19
rebounds.
Honaker
scored
14 of
her
game-high
20
points
in
the
second
half.
Kim
Street
scored
12
points
while
Vandyke
finished
with
a
double-double
with
11
points
and
10
rebounds.
Honaker
and
Vandyke
each
added
three
steals,
while
Hagerman
contributed
nine
points
and
five
steals
for
the
Panthers,
who
forced
29
turnovers.
"Sam
(Vandyke)
and
Honaker
are
both
good
athletes
who
can
get
in
the
passing
lanes,"
Twin
Valley
coach
Rick
Goodman
said.
"We
changed
our
(traps)
up a
little
bit
tonight.
And
we
actually
made
some
shots
in
the
paint
in
the
second
half.
We
were
6-16
in
the
paint
in
the
first
half."
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Haysi
Drops
Non-District
Game to
Richlands,
70-60
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Jordan
Barnett
and
Ben
Mulkey
combined
for
41
points
as
Richlands
held
off
Haysi,
70-60,
in
non-district
play
Wednesday
night
at
Richlands
Middle
School.
Barnett
scored
21
points
and
Mulkey
added
20.
Richlands
canned
nine
3s in
the
game,
while
Haysi
added
seven.
Mulkey
hit
four
treys,
Barnett
added
three
and
C.J.
Arms
finished
with
two
three-pointers
and
nine
points
for
the
Blue
Tornado.
Chad
Barton
hit
five
three-pointers
and
led
the
Tigers
with
a
game-high
29
points.
Jelane
Mock
tossed
in 11
points
for
Haysi.
The
Blues
(4-4)
built
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