Bowling Green takes two from Central Private
By Darron Thomas
The Bowling Green Buccaneers hosted the Central Private Rebels on Tuesday night in a critical MPSA district 5AA match up. Bowling Green had big district wins over Silliman and Oak Forest and sat atop the district race going into Tuesday night’s contest. The first quarter between the Bucs and the Rebels was tight throughout and neither team could pull away from the other as the first quarter ended with Bowling Green maintaining a slim 12-11 lead. Bowling Green’s offense began clicking as the second quarter got under way and the Bucs put together a solid 17-8 quarter to build the lead to 29-19 at the halfway point. Bowling Green put together another 17 point quarter in the third to extend the lead to 14 points at 46-32 heading into the final period. Central Private closed the game with a flurry and at the 3:30 mark in the quarter cut the Bowling Green lead to 5 points on a Britt Myer 3 point play. To compound matters Bowling Green’s big man, 6’5” Shod Fortenberry, fouled out with two minutes left in the game and Central Private threatening. Junior Jaron Edwards picked up the slack hitting four free throws in the last minute to ice the game and the final margin of 58-49 to push Bowling Green to 12-6 and 3-0 in district play.
Shod Fortenberry led Bowling Green with 22 points on the night, Jaron Edwards had 10 points, Dylan Varnado and Andrew Wood with 7 each, and Dean King and Blake McGehee had 6 points each.
Britt Myer led Central Private with 21 points.
In the girls contest the Bowling Green Lady Bucs entered Tuesday night’s game in desperate need of a win to avoid falling to 0-3 in district play. The Lady Bucs lost at home to Silliman last week and then to Oak Forest, one of the better teams in AA basketball. Central Private proved to be the medicine the Lady Bucs needed as they jumped all over the Lady Rebels building a 15-4 lead after one quarter. Central Private fought back in the second quarter shaving the Bowling Green lead to 8 points to trail 20-12 at halftime. Bowling Green came out with a vengeance on defense in the third quarter holding Central Private to only two points and headed into the final quarter with a 30-14 advantage. Bowling Green maintained the 16 point lead throughout the final period as the Lady Bucs earned a 38-22 district win to improve to 11-9 and 1-2 in district.
Bowling Green was led by senior Cadie Robertson with 10 points, Callie Brock added 9, Beth Reedy 8 and Whitney Crowe had 7 points.
Central Private was led by Jessie Creel with 7 points.
Bowling Green travels to Centreville on Friday for another critical district battle and then to Brookhaven on Saturday to face the #1 ranked Brookhaven Cougars who Bowling defeated on December 19th.
Shod Fortenberry led Bowling Green with 22 points on the night, Jaron Edwards had 10 points, Dylan Varnado and Andrew Wood with 7 each, and Dean King and Blake McGehee had 6 points each.
Britt Myer led Central Private with 21 points.
In the girls contest the Bowling Green Lady Bucs entered Tuesday night’s game in desperate need of a win to avoid falling to 0-3 in district play. The Lady Bucs lost at home to Silliman last week and then to Oak Forest, one of the better teams in AA basketball. Central Private proved to be the medicine the Lady Bucs needed as they jumped all over the Lady Rebels building a 15-4 lead after one quarter. Central Private fought back in the second quarter shaving the Bowling Green lead to 8 points to trail 20-12 at halftime. Bowling Green came out with a vengeance on defense in the third quarter holding Central Private to only two points and headed into the final quarter with a 30-14 advantage. Bowling Green maintained the 16 point lead throughout the final period as the Lady Bucs earned a 38-22 district win to improve to 11-9 and 1-2 in district.
Bowling Green was led by senior Cadie Robertson with 10 points, Callie Brock added 9, Beth Reedy 8 and Whitney Crowe had 7 points.
Central Private was led by Jessie Creel with 7 points.
Bowling Green travels to Centreville on Friday for another critical district battle and then to Brookhaven on Saturday to face the #1 ranked Brookhaven Cougars who Bowling defeated on December 19th.
