Roundball Roundup: Science Hill, Gate City stay hot in district play
(WJHL) – A pair of squads on either side of the Tennessee-Virginia state line maintained their first-place status in their respective districts on Friday night.
In Blountville, the Hilltoppers pulled off a convincing road victory at West Ridge, 62-45.
Daniel Boone picked up a conference victory over Dobyns-Bennett in Gray, 67-58.
Sullivan East sprinted out to a big lead over Oak Hill Academy (Red) on a night where the Patriots retired Hunter Stratton’s baseball jersey. The Patriots held on for a 72-52 win.
The Gate City boys remained unbeaten in Mountain 7 District action, taking out John Battle, 52-40.
On the ladies’ side, West Ridge came out on the right end of a low-scoring affair with Science Hill, 39-33. Lexi Green led the Lady Toppers with 14 points in the loss.
In Virginia, Gate City kept its distance late to take down the Lady Trojans of John Battle, 48-39.
OTHER SCORES:
Tennessee High 60, Unicoi Co. 38 (Girls)
David Crockett 52, Elizabethton 51 (Girls)
Cloudland 52, Unaka 23 (Girls)
Daniel Boone 59, Dobyns-Bennett 54 (Girls)
Abingdon 50, Union 44 (Girls)
Chuckey-Doak 67, Johnson Co. 49 (Girls)
South Greene 56, West Greene 30 (Girls)
Hampton 41, Happy Valley 26 (Girls)
Claiborne 45, Cherokee 41 (Girls)
Volunteer 50, Grainger 34 (Girls)
Grundy 59, Twin Valley 33 (Girls)
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Tennessee High 65, Unicoi Co. 44 (Boys)
David Crockett 69, Elizabethton 52 (Boys)
Grace Christian 57, Providence Academy 51 (Boys)
Union 67, Abingdon 50 (Boys)
Chuckey-Doak 79, Johnson Co. 50 (Boys)
South Greene 89, West Greene 46 (Boys)
Unaka 46, Cloudland 44 (Boys)
Hampton 75, Happy Valley 45 (Boys)
Thomas Walker 61, JI Burton 44 (Boys)
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