FROM STAFF REPORTS
Herald-Banner Staff
GREENVILLE —
QUINLAN — The Greenville Lady Lions whipped Bonham and Cooper on Friday to finish first in the Quinlan basketball tournament with a 4-0 record.
“Our motto this year is to be the best that we can be,” said Lady Lions coach Lesa Darst.
The Lady Lions, now 6-1 for the season, got 19 points from Mackenzie Cooper and 17 from Savannah Himes en route to a 44-24 win over Bonham. Greenville limited Bonham to single digits in each of the four quarters.
Himes also pulled down 10 rebounds and was 7-of-7 from the field.
Maddy Crabtree helped the Lady Lions in that game with eight assists and seven steals.
Elizabeth Rutherford fired in a team-high 19 points in the win over Cooper. Arian Alford added 10 points and Himes finished with nine points and eight rebounds. Crabtree led the defense with five steals.
Darst said the whole team played well during the tournament.
“We had a really good day of basketball on Thursday,” she said, alluding to victories of 76-36 over Ferris and 50-48 over host Quinlan Ford.
Ford beat Cooper 61-30 and Ferris 69-45 on Friday to finish second in the classic format with a 3-1 record.
Ford spread the scoring around among Jessika Keeton (17), Taylor Elrod (15), Jade Patton (14) and Carli Torbert (12) in the win over Coper.
Keeton topped Ford against Ferris with 17 points, while Elrod scored 15, Patton had 14 and Torbert added 12.
Quinlan tournament
Girls game
Bonham 6 7 6 5 —24
Greenville 13 14 12 5 —44
B: Carlee Garcia 5, Madeline Dolberry 6, Audra Romans 5, Kala Simpson 8.
G: Arian Alford 2, Chandra Jeffery 1, Mackenzie Cooper 19, Elizabeth Rutherford 3, Abby Ellsworth 2, Savannah Himes 17.
Girls game
Greenville 18 8 9 16 —51
Cooper 4 10 10 14 —38
G: Arian Alford 10, Maddy Crabtree 6, Courtney Luna 2, Mackenzie Cooper 5, Elizabeth Rutherford 19, Savannah Himes 9.
C: Mikayla Walker 6, Daylee Phifer 3, Tate Anderson 21, Makayla Harmon 6, Madalyn Slaton 2.
Next game: Greenville at North Lamar, 9-JV-V, 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Girls game
Cooper 6 7 11 6 —30
Quinlan Ford 14 20 18 9 —61
C: Mikayla Walker 2, Daylee Phifer 9, Tate Anderson 10, Makayla Harmon 2, Bailey Walker 7.
QF: Jade Patton 14, Taylor Elrod 15, Courtney Hall 3, Ariel Hernandez 4, Jessika Keeton 17, Carli Torbert 12, Shelby Reeves 4.
Girls game
Ferris 12 9 14 10 —45
Quinlan Ford 18 25 11 15 —69
F: Connell 5, Abrone 3, Franco 2, Fowler 8, Hall 11, Thurman 16.
QF: Jade Patton 14, Taylor Elrod 15, Courtney Hall 3, Ariel Hernandez 4, Jessika Keeton 17, Carli Torbert 12, Shelby Reeves 4.
West Mesquite 101,
Greenville 80
WEST MESQUITE — No. 10 state-ranked West Mesquite jumped out to a 36-15 lead in the first quarter and then hung on for a 101-80 victory over the Greenville Lions on Friday night.
“It was the turnovers and the lack of rebounds that really hurt us tonight,” said Lions coach Marcus Smith. “It was just that first quarter that got us behind.”
Greenville kept pace with West Mesquite over the final three quarters, 65-65.
Dartanon Wilson led the Lions and all players with 32 points. Collen Wilburn pumped in 13 and Marlon Mack was next with eight.
Bryalon Rayson topped the Wanglers with 23 points, while Jordon Johnson tossed in 18, Jalen Etienne added 10 and Anthony Walker added 10.
The Lions, now 0-2 for the season, will return home on Monday for another non-district game against former district rival Mount Pleasant starting at about 7:30 p.m.
Varsity boys
Greenville 15 21 24 20 —80
West Mesquite 36 14 29 22 —101
G: John Franklin 2, Jason Thomas 2, Kadeem Jimmerson 2, Darion Neal 4, Justin Wade 4, Brady Mulkey 6, Marquis Taylor 5, Jerry Dickeson 4, Marlon Mack 8, Collen Wilburn 13, Dartanon Wilson 32.
WM: Braylon Rayson 23, Jordon Johnson 18, Jalen Etienne 10, Anthony Walker 10, Osioh 8, Tex Nunez 7, Anthony Cervantes 6, Ben Scott 6, Trent Edwards 4, Adrian Walker 4, Kendrick Wollen 3, Tyrone Davis 2.
Record: G 0-2, WM 2-0.
Next game: Mount Pleasant at Greenville, 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Junior varsity boys
Greenville 15 7 2 13 —37
West Mesquite 31 7 11 26 —75
G: Tyler Matthews 8, Kyrie Veasley 8, Octavion Phelps 8.
WM: Denmon 20, Levy 14, Hayer 10.
Freshman boys
Greenville 7 6 17 9 —49
West Mesquite 18 14 12 19 —64
G: Trevon Heard 12, Crandal Hale 14, Cole Mulkey 13.
WM: Campbell 23, Stewart 12.
