Dallas County wins big in tournament
Published 1:11 am Thursday, November 5, 2009
PLANTERSVILLE — The fourth annual Dallas County Tip-Off Classic had two games decided by a total of nine points Wednesday night in opening action.
Then there was host Dallas County, which grabbed a 52-point decision in its first game of the season.
The Lady Hornets rolled over Wilcox Central 94-42 in the second game Wednesday.
In the opener, Greene County edged Keith 48-44 despite a Lady Bears fourth-quarter surge of 22 points. And Selma held off a strong Sumter County squad 50-45 in the finale.
“We’ve got seven seniors, so I think we’ll be competitive,” Dallas County coach Charles Thompson said. “We hope we can get better.”
Selma coach Anthony Harris was upset with his team’s ball control.
“We were 8-for-23 from the free-throw line and had 43 turnovers,” he said. “But I guess we’ll take a win for our first game.”
Keith’s Cecil Williams said he hopes his squad has gotten over the first-game jitters.
“Our ball control needs work,” he said.