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Creek Wood High Girls Basketball

Lady Redhawks Survive Lewis County, Advance to Region Title Game & Sectionals

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It took every second, and every possession, but the Creek Wood Lady Red Hawks knocked off Lewis County 48-45 on Monday night to secure a spot in the Region 6-AA Championship Game. With the win, Creek Wood is also guaranteed a spot in the Class AA Sectional round, with the winner of that game advancing to the State Tournament.

The Lady Panthers got out to an early lead, but Rachel Bell led the comeback once again. Creek Wood took the lead away, but after the teams traded leads, the Lady Red Hawks held a slim 10-8 advantage at the end of one. Creek Wood extended the lead in the second, but a major Lewis County charge late in the first half led to a couple of Lady Panther free throws in the waning seconds, and Lewis County led 21-20 at the half.
Bell took over for the Lady Red Hawks in the third as Creek Wood stretched out its lead. Bell had 10 points at the break, but added 12 more in the third quarter, which CWHS won 15-11. Up 35-32 with a mere 8 minutes to go, Creek Wood never could quite put the Lady Panthers away. The Hohenwald post game took over in the second half, and kept Lewis County within striking distance in the final minutes. Creek Wood took some late fouls, but even at the charity stripe they weren’t able to ice the game. The Lady Panther interior game kept chipping away, and cut the CWHS lead to 2, before forcing a turnover. Lewis County forced a three for the lead in the final seconds, but the jumper clanked off the rim to a Creek Wood rebounder. Senior Lamarra Gordon took the foul and converted one of two at the line for a 48-45 lead with 1.5 seconds left. The Lady Panthers couldn’t hustle the ball up the floor, and a three-quarter-court heave for the tie fell well short. Creek Wood survived, and the Lady Red Hawks will play at least one more game in their home gym this season.
Bell led all scorers with 24 points, and earned the MVP award. Gordon added 13, while Leah Grubb and Jo Jo Johnson battled foul trouble all night. Each would finish with four fouls, while Johnson had four points and Grubb just two. This led to increased playing time for Bianna Spicer–no points, but several solid offensive rebounds–and McKenzie Haislip–5 points, including a 3.
The Creek Wood girls face Page on Wednesday night for the Region Championship. The Red Hawk boys battle Spring Hill in the late game Tuesday night, with the winner advancing to the Region title game as well on the boys’ side.

Lady Hawks Dominate Summit, Await Lewis Co in Region Semis

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Friday night’s Region 6-AA quarterfinal matchup between Creek Wood and Summit looked like it could be a thrill ride early, as the Lady Spartans hit a three in the first few seconds of the game, and turned away Creek Wood’s first offensive possession.

In mere minutes, the Lady Red Hawks took away all the suspense.
Creek Wood got the ball back and scored on consecutive buckets to take a 4-3 lead and never trailed again, torching the visitors from Spring Hill 69-25.
The regular season and tournament champions out of District 11-AA, the Lady Red Hawks hosted the satellite quarterfinal game against a 10-19 Summit team which finished 4th in the District 12 tournament. District 11 regular season and tournament MVP Rachel Bell took the game over in the first quarter, scoring 17 points–more points in the first 8 minutes of the contest than anyone else would score all night. At the end of one, CWHS led 29-8, and the rout was already on.
The hosts blitzed Summit 23-4 in the second quarter, for a 52-12 halftime advantage, and the starters would not return in the second half. Creek Wood added a 15-6 third quarter before Summit could build any momentum, outscoring the Lady Red Hawk reserves 7-2 in a fourth quarter played with a continuously rolling clock.
Bell earned MVP honors in the game with 23 points in just a half of play. Reserve McKenzie Haislip added 11, including 3 three-pointers, the only other player in double figures for either side. Eleven players scored for Creek Wood in the 44-point win over the second-year school from Spring Hill, which had no seniors on the night but still earned fourth place in the district tournament on youth and athleticism.
Creek Wood will host the remainder of the District 6-AA tournament, so the Lady Hawks get another home game for the semi-finals. They will face off Monday night at 6pm against Lewis County, which knocked off Stewart County 50-32 Friday night. Ironically, Summit’s best win all season was a one point win over the Lady Panthers in January in Hohenwald.
On the other side of the Region 6 bracket, 12-AA top team Page edged Camden 47-44. They will play in Monday’s late game against Cheatham County, a 50-40 winner over Fairview. The winners of Monday’s games will play in Wednesday night’s Region Championship game, and both winners will be guaranteed a spot in the Sectionals–TSSAA basketball’s version of the Sweet 16.

3′s Rain but Lady Redhawks Rein in Fifth

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Sevier County High School is just across Dolly Parton Parkway from the local airport. Perhaps that explains the air show that dominated the first half Saturday as Creek Wood battled Maryville-Heritage in the consolation game of the Sevierville Winterfest Christmas Invitational Tournament. The teams combined for twelve first half three pointers, and fifteen in the game, but the Lady Hawks survived for a 58-44 win and fifth place in the tournament.

Creek Wood won the first quarter 17-15, as Heritage scored all fifteen on long balls. The Lady Hawks held Heritage to just eight points in the second quarter-their first bucket and two more threes-and extended the lead to 31-23 at the half. Rachel Bell had 11 in the first half (including a 3), while Lamarra Gordon had 8 (with two triples); Heritage got 15 first half points on 5 threes from Jordan Johnson, and two more triples from Leah Thomas.
The Lady Hawk defense locked down in the second half, allowing only one three pointer from Autumn Johnson during the third, while CWHS added long bombs from Gordon in the third and McKenzie Haislip in the fourth. Creek Wood outscored the Lady Mountaineers 15-12 in the third to hold Heritage at bay, and finished them off with a 12-9 final frame. Heritage had played too clean of a second half to get many chances once they started fouling, and Creek Wood ran an expert press break in the second half to further frustrate the Lady Mountaineers and shorten the game.

Bell finished with 21 points for CWHS, while Gordon added 15. MVP McKenzie Haislip had ten points-a three and a two in both the second and fourth quarters, providing stability, scoring, and rebounding off the bench for the Lady Hawks. Because they lost in the first round  before winning out instead of the second, Creek Wood finishes with a fifth place performance; a win over Alcoa in the opener, then a loss, would have put the Lady Hawks in the third place game. Alcoa, for what it’s worth, made it to the tournament championship game.