Alcoa-Fulton

Lady Tornadoes overcome slow start to defeat Fulton 53-40

BY BRIAN HAMILTON ALCOA – The Lady Tornadoes overcame a slow start offensively to pick up a 53-40 win over Fulton, as Karli Haworth scored 13 of her 21 in the second half and Macie Ridge scored 12 of her 19 after halftime. “There weren’t a whole lot of x’s-and-o’s adjustments (at halftime), but we did go over some things that we didn’t execute very well,” Alcoa head coach David Baumann said. “Not to take any credit or anything, but the girls just hit shots and that’s the difference. We started hitting some shots and we got a little bit …

Jahvin Carter

Alcoa overcomes 17-point second half deficit to defeat #6 Fulton

BY BRIAN HAMILTON ALCOA – Fulton came into Alcoa on Thursday night and led the Tornadoes by as many as 17 in the third quarter, but Jahvin Carter score 24 of his 32 points in the second half to pull out a 57-56 come from behind win over the Falcons, who came in as the 6th-ranked team in Class 3A. “We’ve had our struggles the whole season and we’ve been down and out and given into frustration,” Alcoa head coach Ryan Collins said. “I’m so proud of the kids tonight, because they didn’t take that path tonight. They chose a …

South-Doyle

South-Doyle takes down Fulton 43-21 after slow start

BY BRIAN HAMILTON KNOXVILLE – Shawn Gary and Nick Martin answered the call for South-Doyle on Friday night. The Cherokees were coming off back-to-back losses after a 4-0 start, and after a slow start to Friday’s contest, the two leaders were not going to watch their team’s season go down in flames at Fulton by losing three straight. South-Doyle would score 30 consecutive points in the first half, cruising to a 43-21 win that was never really in doubt in the second half. The Falcons took an early 7-0 lead when quarterback Raysean Jackson hit Marcellus Jackson for a 6-yard …