Roundup: ‘Dogs are cruising

Published 6:00 am Friday, January 28, 2011

corey.davis@gaflnews.com

Suwannee girls basketball keeps rolling along and since a stunning loss to Newberry have won five of their last six games.

Suwannee 60, Williston 34

Leading Scores: Tatiyana Thomas (17) Krisiana Evans (15) Hope Chambers (12)

Rebounds: Chambers (9) Catiy Foreman (7) Evans (7) Kiara Davis (5) Thomas (5)

Assists: Thomas (7) Chambers (3)

Steals: Thomas (4) Evans (3)

Blocks: Chambers (5)

Coach Chambers: “This win sealed the #1 seed in the district tournament with a 7-1 record and also allows the Lady Dogs to host the district tournament. I’m not sure when if ever the Lady Dogs have hosted a district tournament and that was a goal of ours. It is a testiment to the effort these young ladies have put into reaching our goals.”

Lafayette 59, Suwannee 53

Leading Scores: Tatiyana Thomas (27) Hope Chambers (12)

Rebounds: Chambers (5) Catiy Foreman (5) Kristiana Evans (5)

Assists: Thomas (2) Chambers (2)

Steals: Thomas (4)

Blocks: Chambers (2)

Coach Chambers: “It was a tough senior night. Mayo is a good team. We did everything we could to stop Macklin and did a good job on her in the half court game. However when she got in the open court on the fast break we couldn’t slow her up which allowed them some easy points. This loss doesn’t take away from what these seniors have meant to out program. They have set a high bar for future classes to cross.”

Suwannee 55, Columbia 51 (OT)

Leading Scores: Tatiyana Thomas (19) Krisitana Evans (13) Hope Chambers (11)

Rebounds: Evans (12) Chambers (6) Kiara Davis (4) Thomas (3)

Assists: Thomas (3)

Steals: Davis (3) Thomas (2) Evans (2)

Blocks: Davis (2) Chambers (1)

Coach Chambers “We were flat tonight after our tough loss to Mayo. If it weren’t for our bench this is a game we could have easily lost. Kiaria Davis in particular played a great game. She did a good job on the boards and came up with a lot of hustle plays that don’t always show up on the stat sheet. Kristiana Evans also played a big part in this win. She did a good job on the boards. It wasn’t a pretty win but somehow we found a way to pull it out.”

Suwannee 64, Baker County 52

Leading Scores: Tatiyana Evans (27) Caity Foreman (15) Hope Chambers (15)

Rebounds: Thomas (12) Chambers (11) Evans (8) Foreman (7)

Assists: Thomas (4) Chambers (3) Foreman (3)

Steals: Thomas (4) Foreman (2)

Blocks: Thomas (3)

Coach Chambers: “We came out with great energy tonight. We got our fastbreak working which gave us some easy points. We moved the ball around well in the half court game which led to several assists for easy baskets. It was good to see the kids play well as a team. Hopefully we can build on this as we head into tournament play.”

Suwannee (16-6, 7-1) travels to Madison County tonight at 6 p.m. for their regular season finale.  

Boys Basketball

Suwannee 70, Hawthorne 52

Sophomore guard Jimmie Taylor accounted for 15 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals to lead visiting Suwannee to a 70-52 win Jan. 24 over host Hawthorne.

Andre Zanders chipped in 15 points, Marcus Lane 8, Dontavius Hampton 7, Tony Frierson 7, Nikko Lawson 7, Quinton Swader 4, Rashad Gardenhire 3, Alex Robinson 3 and AJ Robinson 1.

Since losing to Santa Fe, Suwannee (14-7, 3-4) has won five of its last six games and clinched the third seed in the upcoming District 5-3A tournament in the next couple of weeks.

Suwannee travels to Madison County Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.,  hosts Hawthorne Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and travels to Columbia Feb. 3 for a 7:30 p.m. in its regular season finale.

Branford 45, Dixie County 33

Senior forward David Bass posted a double-double scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to go along with five assists in the Bucs 45-33 win Jan. 25 over visiting Dixie County.                

Max Lambert chipped in 13 points, Charles Register 11, Kenny Hitt 2, Austin Miller 2 and Clifford Register 2.

The Bucs (5-12, 2-6), who have won two in a row, travel to Cedar Key tonight for a 7:30 p.m. game in their regular season finale.