Aliceville Falls to Greene County 49-33 Despite Fast Start

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Saying that Aliceville jumped on Greene County early would be an understatement. The Yellow Jackets came out hot from behind the arc and led the Tigers 11-0 after one quarter, and taking a 13-0 lead before Greene County got on the board in the second quarter. The Tigers would get in a groove during the second quarter, however, and take a lead to halftime they never relinquished, winning 49-33.

“I took the starters out and I subbed the whole five,” Greene County head coach Rodney Wesley said. “Those guys came off the bench and gave us a spark on defense and were able to hit some shots, which gave us some momentum and a turn around in the game.”

Aliceville’s Kentrell Eddins put the Yellow Jackets on the board early by converting a three-point play for a 3-0 lead. Tyquane Wright then nailed a pair of three-pointers to give Aliceville an 11-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

“They made a lot of big shots, but we had a lot of mental errors and left a lot of points on the board, as well as opportunities” Aliceville head coach Chris Walker said. “We didn’t capitalize on a lot of opportunities, so that’s very unfortunate for us.”

The Yellow Jackets would go ahead 13-0 when Morris Ball made a layup less than a minute into the second quarter. Greene County would finally get on the board on a long three-pointer, making the score 13-3. That would be the start of a 10-0 Tigers run that cut the Aliceville lead to 13-10. Ball would score on another layup to end the run, giving the Yellow Jackets a 15-10 lead. NorDarius Harris drained a three for Greene County to cut the deficit to 15-13, but Eddins would respond with a three pointer of his own to make the score 18-13 with 2:23 remaining in the half.