Pond Creek, Ky. — Belfry ( 3-4 ) used a big second half to defeat Tolsia 82-64 on Tuesday at Paul D. Dotson Gymnasium.
Rebel Freshmen
Zander Parsley, Levi Allen, Jay Ransbottom, Keeton Blackburn, Kyndul Kincaid
The Rebels trailed 31-25 at halftime before the Pirates exploded for 51 points in the second half to get the win.
Brady Smith led Tolsia with 17 points, Dorian Reese added 14 points, Evan Ball tallied 10 points, Robert Evans netted 7 points, Cole Blackburn had 6 points, Dakota Blackburn and CJ Waller chipped in with 5 points apiece.
The Rebels hit 4 three pointers and went 5 of 11 from the charity stripe.
Dorian Reece was steady versus Mingo Central and Belfry.
Mingo Central 62 Tolsia 60 ( Friday )
The Rebels missed two shots underneath to send the game to overtime and fell just short against the Miners on the road.
CJ Waller led the Rebels in scoring with 11 points, Evan Ball tallied 10 points, Bray Mollette and Robert Evans had 9 points each, Dorian Reece added 8 points, Brady Smith netted 6 points, Dakota Blackburn had 3 points, Cole Blackburn and Kyndul Kincaid had 2 points each.
Tolsia hit 3 three pointers and went 5 of 14 from the free throw line.
The Rebels will head to Naugatuck on Friday to play rival Tug Valley before hosting Huntington St. Joe on Monday at Rebel Arena.
Tolsia Head Coach Brian Stacy
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… I was pleased with our defense against Mingo Central. I think they are playing so hard on that end but on the offensive end we are taking quick shots, one pass and a shot or turn it over and it is negated what we do on defense. A lot of points they scored in the first half came off of our offense making it easy on them.”
“… I’m going to use a quote from Ric Morrone and fire our free throw coach. They killed us at the line and that was a huge difference in the game. We made 5 and they made 23, I think. Only made four baskets in the second half.”
“… We came out in the third quarter and played our best period so far of the season and took the lead but just couldn’t finish it off. Really proud of the effort on Miner Mountain.”
“… Against Belfry I thought we played a very good first half but couldn’t get enough stops in the second half to stay in the game.”
