HARTFORD – The Geneva County boys and girls basketball teams are headed for the South Regional Tournament in Montgomery after both gained wins over G.W. Long in the Class 2A
The Geneva County boys relied on quickness and a relentless defense to hamper G.W. Long’s offense en route to a 53-34 victory.
Geneva County improves to 25-6 under first-year coach Lacy Stafford Holmes, a former star for the Bulldogs from 2011-2016. The Bulldogs will take on Highland Home on Friday at Garrett Coliseum.In the boys game, KenLi Preyer had a big game for the Bulldogs with 20 points and also came up with eight steals. He was followed in scoring by Jose Martinez and Robert Darden with 10 points each.
“We have kind of relied on our defense all year,” Thompson said. “We struggle at times offensively … defense is just what we have to rely on and tonight that paid off big for us.” G.W. Long led 13-11 at the end of the first quarter and the game was tied at 15-15 before Martinez connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key to put the Bulldogs on top and Geneva County would never relinquish the lead.
But Long kept battling hard and cut the lead to 40-30 with four minutes left following a free throw by Brayden Whitehead and a put-back by Whitehead. The Bulldogs came out hot in building a quick 11-1 lead before a 3-pointer by Emma Grace Caraway got the Rebels on track. Emma Claire Long scored the final five points of the opening quarter to make it a 13-9 score.
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