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     Both Dresden and Greenfield met on Tuesday night looking to get momentum going into the Christmas break. Both boys teams could have some momentum, as it took an extra frame before the Lions handed the Yellowjackets a 70-65 overtime loss while the Lady ’Jackets took a 47-30 win over the Dresden girls.

Dresden Lions 70

Greenfield Yellowjackets 65 OT

     Both the Dresden Lions and Greenfield Yellowjackets gave local basketball fans a fitting end to the pre-Christmas schedule as the Lions needed an extra frame to fend off the pesky Yellowjackets.

     Dresden took control early in the first frame as buckets from Wil Levister and Tyson Wright provided the foundation for a 12-2 run to open the game as three straight Matthew Pittman deuces capped the run to give the Lions a 10-point lead with 3:50 left in the first frame. But, Greenfield got back-to-back buckets from Reggie McHaney and a jumper from Jacob Laster to cut the lead to two points with 2:21 left in the opening stanza. A three-point play and a jumper from Wright countered a Laster jumper, but a late pair of free throws from McHaney cut the lead back to 15-12 at the end of the first frame.

     Dresden was able to jump out to a bigger lead in the second frame as eight points from Wright countered a Greenfield tally. However, the ’Jackets answered back with a three-pointer from Jacob Laster sparked a 9-0 run as a jumper from McHaney capped the run and tied the game at 23-23 with 3:16 left in the first half. But, Wright answered with a jumper and Levister added a three-pointer to put the Lions up by five points with just under one minute left in the second quarter. Greenfield responded with five points from McHaney to tie the game with 18 seconds left. However, a three-pointer from Levister put the Lions ahead 31-28 at the end of the first half.

(Read the rest of this story in the December 27th edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)

     The Lady ’Jackets held an 11-9 lead over the Lady War Eagles at the end of the first quarter and scored 16 points in the second quarter to lead 27-14 at the half. The Lady War Eagles outscored Greenfield 12-4 in the third quarter as the Lady Jackets held the ball offensively for over three minutes on a single trip down the court to control the tempo of the game. Greenfield led 31-26 after three quarters of play. 

     Greenfield's Rhiannon Caudle hit five of six from the line in the fourth quarter to give the Lady ’Jackets a 42-34 victory over the West Carroll Lady War Eagles.

     Magan Cash scored a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Cash also added a blocked shot to her total. Following Cash was Rhiannon Caudle with 11 points, Anastasia Allen with nine and Keely Williams with six. The Lady Yellowjackets shot 29 percent from the field, 31 percent from three-point range, and were 56 percent from the line.  Greenfield held a 26-22 advantage in the rebound department also.
     Addy Greer scored a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Greer added six blocked shots to her total as well. Brittany Luther followed with 10 points and four rebounds. West Carroll shot 32 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range, and was 80 percent from the line for the game.

(Read the rest of this story in the December 27th edition of the Dresden Enterprise!)

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