Christian Heritage’s Lions and Lady Lions successfully opened their basketball seasons Tuesday night with victories over visiting Georgia Cumberland.
The Lions had a much tougher time winning than the Lady Lions did.
Christian Heritage got 27 points from Will Clark, Landon McClure added 26 and the Lions held off Georgia Cumberland, 69-67, despite missing 10 of 26 free throws, eight in the fourth quarter.
Georgia Cumberland stayed close by making 9 of 11 in the final eight minutes.
“Still, it was a good win after we only had one practice with our football guys,” Lions coach Chad Woodson said.
Terrell Wilson added 12 points for Christian Heritage. Isaac Nwadike and Kayne Leeper each scored 18 points for Georgia Cumberland.
• Christian Heritage girls 70, Georgia Cumberland 20: Maggie Peeples scored 17 points and added six rebounds and six assists for the Lady Lions. Caty Nagel finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Meg Crawford was also in double figures with 10 points.
Bradley Townsend and Kathryn Green each had eight points.
“I think it was a good game for us to see how we would play against somebody else,” Christian Heritage coach Heather Lowery said.
The Lady Lions led 23-4 after one quarter and cruised to the easy win.
Brandi Taylor led Georgia Cumberland with six points.
• Murray County’s Indians got in their preseason scrimmage at Polk County, beating the Wildcats, 78-39, behind Taylor Patterson’s 16 points.
Zach England added 10 points for coach Greg Linder’s Indians, who open their season on Friday at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
Linder said his squad came up with 21 steals against the Wildcats in the game played at Benton, Tenn.
JV basketball
• Greater Gwinnett 48, Christian Heritage 19: Cole Townsend led the Lions with five points. Nathan Palmer scored 17 for Gwinnett.
MS basketball
• McCallie 7th 47, Dalton 42: Ty Pendley led the Cougars (0-3) with 12 points and Wyatt Erwin added eight.
• Dalton 8th 56, McCallie 22: Braxton Thomas tossed in 15 points and Lyle Durham finished with 10 for the Cougars (1-2). Jeffery Brown had eight points and 10 assists.
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