Dyer County teams fall in Point Guard Tournament openers

 




Jason Peevyhouse

Editor, JP Productions Sports

Dyer County hit the road to get their post-Christmas schedule underway but had a tough going of it on Saturday in Huntingdon. The girls and boys each fell in the respective tournament openers in the first day of the Huntingdon Point Guard Coca-Cola Christmas Tournament.

University School of Jackson boys 48, Dyer County 41


A low-scoring second quarter by the Choctaws proved to be the tipping point as Dyer County never recovered before falling to the Bruins.

Dyer County got five points from Clay Dodds and four more by Triston Seabourn in the opening frame to trail 17-14 after one quarter.

While the second quarter was low-scoring by both teams, the Choctaws’ dismal final eight minutes in the first half saw only a pair of Dodds free throws which led to a 25-16 lead by the Bruins at the half.

Seabourn and Dodds got the scoring going in the third quarter with four points each in the third frame. USJ was able to keep with the Dyer County scoring pace to lead 36-28 heading into the final frame.

From there, the Bruins held off Dyer County to take the win and advance in the winner’s bracket.

Dodds led the way for the Choctaws with 17 points while Seabourn added 13 in the loss.

Dyer County will face Gibson County on Monday in the consolation round of the tournament at 1:30 p.m.


Camden Central girls 54, Dyer County 45

Meeting for the third time this season without having a home-and-home series scheduled, the Lady Lions finally got the better of Dyer County thanks to a strong second half from Camden.

The Lady Choctaws led by two heading into the second half. The Lady Lions, having lost their previous two meetings to the orange and white, had a strong third quarter. Camden Central outpaced Dyer County who was led by five points from Anna Tatum to take a 34-32 lead into the final frame.

A nine-point effort from Abrianna Wallace in the fourth quarter for the Lady Lions led the Camden effort. The Lady Choctaws got three-point efforts from Alayna Leedy, Ava Pearson and Julie Cogdill, but came up short as Camden held on for the win.

Pearson and Tatum each led the way for the Lady Choctaws with ten points apiece in the loss.

Dyer County faces McKenzie in the consolation round of the tournament on Monday at noon.

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