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Lebanon led Green Hill 18-9 at the first-quarter break, 31-16 at halftime and 41-29 going into the fourth as the Hawks fell to 16-9 for the season and 6-4 in the district.

Marques Anglin sank all six of his free throws as he and Amaure Manier each scored 17 points for Lebanon while T.J. Searcy sank a pair of 3-pointers on his way to 10. Evan Klemm collected nine points and John Binion a 3.

Mason Bates buried three triples, including two in the fourth quarter, in leading Green Hill with 12 points while Christian Bright had nine of his 11 second-half points in the final stanza. Jack McChurch chipped in two third-quarter 3s on his way to eight while Hayden Sheehey had five, Jaylen Searcy and Davion Moore four each and Josh Brown a triple.

Beech led Lebanon 17-9 at the first-quarter break, 32-23 at halftime and 43-34 going into the fourth as the Buccaneers moved to 24-2, 10-0. The Blue Devils dropped to 12-11, 6-4. They and the Hawks split their season series.

Cutter Sisk sank 8 of 14 free throws and two triples in leading Beech with 24 points while Mari Bowman was also on target with a pair of treys on his way to 17.

Anglin led Lebanon with 15 points while Searcy scored 13 and Manier 12, including a pair of 3s. Binion also buried two triples for his six while Klemm finished with four.

Sisk scores 30 to lead Beech past Wilson CentralGLADEVILLE — The night before coming to Lebanon, Beech made a visit to Wilson Central and beat the Wildcats 60-49 last Friday night.

The Buccaneers doubled the score 14-7 in the first quarter before leading 28-20 at halftime and 41-34 going into the fourth.

Cutter Sisk sank 10 of 12 free throws on his way to 30 points for Beech.

Grafton Graves led Central with 14 points while ColtonMcClellan threw in 13. Ethan Ragland threw in two 3-pointers on his way to nine while Cooper Jones scored six, Lane Ayars five and Will Rose two.

Wilson Central (12-12, 3-6 in District 7-4A) will visit Lebanon on Friday to close out the Wildcats’ regular season.

Commanders get payback win over Nashville ChristianExactly one month after rallying to lose by just 10 points at Nashville Christian, Friendship Christian left the Eagles looking for the license plate after the Commanders crushed the visitors 76-28 last Friday night before a packed house celebrating Homecoming, Senior Night and Big Night at the Bay Family Sportsplex.

Rez Parker and Miles Fitzpatrick, two of Friendship’s five seniors, fired in five and three 3-pointers, respectively, as each totaled 23 points. Senior Billy Young added eight points and senior Xavier Humphrey and Sam Fitzpatrick each supplied seven and senior Dee Boone six on two triples. Zion Seay scored two as the Commanders climbed to 18-7 for the season and a final 12-4 in District 4-IIA.

Friendship is seeded third and will host Donelson Christian at 6:30 p.m. today at the Sportsplex in the elimination round of the tournament. The winner will take on No. 7 Nashville Christian or No. 2 Ezell-Harding at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals at Davidson Academy.

In the other bracket, No. 9 Mt. Juliet Christian lost at No. 8 University School of Nashville 69-30 in a play-in Monday with the winner going to top-seed Clarksville Academy at 6 tonight. Consolation and championship games will be played Saturday. All four Wednesday winners will also advance to the Middle Region tournament.

Friendship led 23-6 at the first-quarter break and 42-16 at halftime.

Mt. Juliet rally falls short to Coffee CountyMT. JULIET — On a district open date, Mt. Juliet hosted Coffee County for a boys-only outing last Saturday afternoon and fell to the Red Raiders 66-56.

Coffee County led 22-7 at the first-quarter break and 42-18 at halftime. Mt. Juliet used a 26-9 fourth quarter to cut into a 57-30 deficit.

Luke Campbell collected 19 points and M.J. Rollman 17 as each fired in four 3-pointers for Coffee County. Kaysen Lowery added 11, connecting on three triples.

Jay Burns and Miles Daly dropped in 13 points apiece and Connor McCarthy 10 for Mt. Juliet. Silas Kindall scored seven, Chase Kupchik six, Anderson Jones four and Chase Belew a 3.

Golden Bears overtake Wildcats in OT for first district winMT. JULIET — Last Tuesday’s Wilson Central-Mt. Juliet game looked like a NASCAR race on a sheet of ice as both teams struggled with consistency in a textbook definition of an “ugly game�.

But the 52-49 overtime win was a thing of beauty to the Golden Bears, who got their first District 7-4A win of the season and just their third overall in 26 outings.

“I think, and I may be wrong on the number, I think that’s nine games decides by four points or less,� Mt. Juliet coach Trey Tate said. “It’s one of those things we just had to figure out how to do it. We had to figure out how to dig deep and find ways to make plays that impact winning in a game like that. We were able to do it.�

After trailing most of the first half, the Wildcats climbed back in the lead and appeared to be in good shape for a win. But Miles Daily’s first basket of the night, a 3-pointer from in front of the Mt. Juliet bench, brought the Golden Bears into a 41-41 tie in the final seconds of regulation, prompting four more minutes of basketball.

Wilson Central had the lead in overtime but again couldn’t hold it as Daly, who scored five of his eight points in OT, drove the baseline for the go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left for a 50-49 Mt. Juliet lead. Wilson Central missed on the other end and Connor McCarthy rebounded as the clock hit zero. But a foul was called and .3 was put back on the clock. McCarthy, who showed his hops on a second-quarter dunk, dropped in two free throws for the final margin.

Mt. Juliet scored the game’s first four points before Central scored the next four. Two free throws by Chase Belew with 1:28 left put the Bears in front 6-4 going into the second.

The grind continued in the second as two free throws by Lane Ayars gave the Wildcats their first lead at 8-6. But McCarthy’s dunk tied the score midway through the quarter and two foul shots by Silas Kendall, who led Mt. Juliet with 18 points, put the Bear back in front as the hosts opened a 16-11 halftime lead.

Mt. Juliet opened the margin to 20-11 before point guard Ethan Ragland, held to two points to that point, led a comeback which featured 11 third-period points and a game-high 22 total. His steal led to a three-point play and a 20-20 tie, capping a 9-0 Wildcat run. Another three-point play by Ragland put Central back in front 23-22 and the visitors were ahead 28-24 going into the fourth.

Central led by as much as five points in the fourth before the Bears battled back.

Like the girls game, this one was a foul-filled fray with 54 called between the teams. The Bears sank 17 of 26 free throws while the Wildcats connected on 21 of 31. One player on each side fouled out.

Kendall connected on 8 of 12 from the line. Chase Kupshik notched nine points while Daly added eight, McCarthy and Anderson Jones six each, Belew and Chase Burns two each and Michael Hornbuckle a free throw.

Ragland was 8-of-10 from the line while Ayers was 5-of-6 on his way to nine points. Grafton Graves, who came off the bench late in the first quarter, finished with five; Cooper Jones, Colton McClellan and Ross Perlick four each and Eli Hawkins a free throw for the Wildcats, who fell to 12-11, 3-5.

Parker leads Commander comeback past Davidson in fourthNASHVILLE — Following a strong start, Friendship Christian had trouble scoring consistently last Wednesday night and needed a fourth-quarter comeback to overcome host Davidson Academy 60-57 at Huggins Gym.

The Commanders trailed 49-44 entering the fourth and needed nine points from Rez Parker in the final eight minutes to overtake the Bears and improve to 17-7 for the season and 11-4 in District 4-IIA. His lane jumper tied the score 55-55 with 1:35 left before two free throws by Miles Fitzpatrick with 56.4 seconds left following a steal put Friendship in front. A missed 3 by the Bears and free throws by FCS helped drop Davidson to 10-11, 6-8.

Parker ignited Friendship to a 20-11 lead with 11 first-period points. He finished with 23, including two first-half 3-pointers.

J.P. Strong lined a halfcourt shot through the net to end the first quarter to bring the Bears to within 20-14 and Davidson seemed to use to trim the margin in the second, which ended with Friendship holding a 35-31 lead.

Davidson outscored Friendship 18-9 in the third to flip the score. Strong, who led the Bears with 24 points, sank two of his five triples during his 10-point period.

Xavier Humphrey had 12 points for Friendship while Miles Fitzpatrick, who scored five points in the first quarter before struggling from the floor, sank all six of his free throws in the second half, four in the fourth, to add 11. Dee Boone tossed in two triples on his way to nine while Brock Winfree finished with five in the second period.

Brody Sanders scored 13 for Davidson.

Manier’s 15 assists, Anglin’s 35 points lift Lebanon past Gallatin

Amaure Manier passed for what might be a Lebanon-record 15 assists last Tuesday night, many of them likely to Marques Anglin who scored 35 points in the Blue Devils’ 76-62 win over visiting Gallatin at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court.

Anglin’s total included five 3-pointers. T.J. Searcy sank three triples on his way to 15. Manier managed 14 points while his assist totals surpassed the 13 he had in Lebanon’s earlier win at Gallatin. Those are the highs during Jim McDowell’s 15-year tenure as Blue Devil coach.

Gallatin had the early lead 16-14 at the first-quarter break before Lebanon moved ahead 40-35 by halftime and 65-42 through three periods.

Zay Anglin, one of two younger brothers of Marques Anglin on the team, finished with four points while Owen Kohler connected on a 3, Dyson Torian and Quencee Bradford two apiece and Elliott Greer a free throw.

Jack Brosche buried five 3-pointers, four in the first half, in leading Gallatin with 17 points while Zach Wakefield threw in three triples for the bulk of his 11.

Balanced attack keeps Green Hill ahead of Hendersonville

HENDERSONVILLE — Four Hawks scored in double figures Tuesday night as Green Hill kept ahead of Hendersonville in a 61-51 win.

Green Hill led 14-10 at the first-quarter break, 27-21 at halftime and 44-32 going into the fourth.

Forward Christian Bright led the Hawks with 16 points. Mason Bates buried three 3-pointers (two during his eight-point first quarter) as he and Jalen Searcy each scored 12, with Searcy getting 10 in the second half. Jack McChurch added 11 while Hayden Sheehey scored eight and Leyton Plummer two.

Ayden Meadows led all scorers with 18 for Hendersonville while Houston Bagley had all 12 of his tallies after halftime.