Adairsville boys advance to Christmas Clash semifinals with an overtime win
December 27, 2024
The Adairsville boys have played many nail-biter games this season, and their first-round game of this year’s Christmas Clash on Friday night was no exception.
In a battle of former region rivals, Adairsville outlasted the Ringgold Tigers 66-61 in overtime.
“We had a three-point lead with the clock running out, and they hit another well-defended three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime,” reflected Adairsville coach Alex Disbrow.
Adairsville outscored Ringgold 13-8 in the extra four-minute period to escape with a victory.
Ringgold led at the end of the first three quarter stops. The visitors led 17-12 after one period, 31-27 at halftime, and 41-38 at the end of the third quarter. Adairsville outscored Ringgold 15-8 in the final eight minutes.
Bryce Harris and Trevor Jones led Ringgold with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Tre Winters finished with 21 points for Adairsville. Ben Abernathy followed with 14, and Xavious Nalls added 13.
Ringgold (7-4) will play Cartersville in a consolation semifinal on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Adairsville (5-6) advanced to Saturday’s championship semifinals to face Blessed Trinity at 8:30 p.m.
MODEL 60, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 38
All twelve players from the Lady Blue Devils scored, with Jaeda Wells leading with 11 points, as Model triumphed over the Lady Tigers 60-38 on Friday night in the first round of the Adairsville Christmas Clash.
Model (10-1) led 31-14 by halftime and 46-29 by the end of the third quarter.
Alivia Joslin and Ziyah Hicks scored seven points for the Lady Tigers. Rihanna Crittendon added six in the loss.
The Lady Blue Devils advanced to Saturday’s championship semifinals to face North Cobb in a 7 p.m. tip.
Adairsville (4-7) will play Ringgold in a consolation semifinal on Saturday at 1 p.m.
BLESSED TRINITY 64, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 63 (OT)
Former region foes Cartersville and Blessed Trinity squared off Friday in the first round of the Adairsville Christmas Clash, with the Titans squeezing out a 64-63 victory in overtime.
Blessed Trinity led 27-20 at halftime and 41-38 after three quarters before Cartersville rallied to tie the game at 59-all at the end of regulation.
Cartersville held two fourth-quarter leads but needed Kaden Baldwin's three-pointer with only seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. The Canes led by as many as three points in the overtime session, but DJ Jacob's bucket with 0:02 remaining was the difference.
Jacobs scored 29 points, including all five of Blessed Trinity’s points in overtime. Kaden Berry added 11 for the Titans (3-6).
Blessed Trinity advances to the tournament semifinals on Saturday against Adairsville at 8:30 p.m.
Nas Bennett scored 19 points to pace the Hurricanes. Wyatt Thomason and Shakai Taylor totaled 13 points each.
Cartersville (8-5) will play a consolation semifinal on Saturday afternoon against Ringgold at 2:30 p.m.
Other scores at the Adairsville Christmas Clash on Friday:
Girls
Sonoraville 55, East Paulding 24
McEachern 39, Blessed Trinity 26
North Cobb 48, Ringgold 29
Boys
Paulding County 65, North Paulding 52
Allatoona 85, Sonoraville 44
CENTRAL-PHENIX CITY, AL 59, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 55
The Cartersville Lady Canes narrowly lost to the Central-Phenix City (AL) Red Devils Friday at the Carrollton Christmas Showcase, 59-55.
Cartersville held small leads at the end of each of the first three quarters, but Central pulled the game out over the final eight minutes by outscoring the Lady Canes 13-7.
Jabria Lindsey led all scorers with 33 points for the Red Devils (13-2).
Senai Camper led Cartersville with 19 points. She added five rebounds and four assists. Trinity Montgomery pitched in ten points with three rebounds and two assists. Bayley Stanley added nine points, six boards, and five steals in the loss.
The Lady Canes (6-6) will play Sumter County at Carrollton High School on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
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