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Jordan Johnson came back after missing Friday's game with a big effort, scoring 12 points as Hubbard survived an intense game with district foe Frost, winning 46-42 in the Third-place Game Saturday night.
Dylan Harris had a solid game inside for Hubbard, scoring 10 points. D'Warren Simmons, the Jaguars' most consistent scorer in the tournament, added eight points.
Danial Steels, an all-tournament selection, finished with 12 points. Andrew Jackson added 10 points for the Polar Bears, who were playing in their tournament of the season.
Blooming Grove 61, Rice 53: In what was one of the best games of the tournament so far, the Blooming Grove Lions outlasted the Rice Bulldogs in a 61-53 thriller in the Boys Consolation Final on Saturday afternoon.
The game was close all the way up to the finish. Rice took a 37-35 lead into the fourth quarter, but couldn't stop Juanya Pyburn and the Lions who outscored the Dogs 26-16 in the fourth, 13 of which came from Pyburn.
Pyburn had a huge day for the Lions, scoring 30 points while also grabbing 7 boards. Rice's offense was powered by a 24 point, 11-rebound performance by Dalton Pike.
Milford 47, Dawson 37: In a back and forth battle that proved to be one of the better games of the tournament, the Milford Bulldogs outlasted the Dawson Bulldogs 47-37 in the 7th-place game on Saturday morning.
Dawson went on a 7-0 run late in the fourth to drop the Milford lead to four, but Milford answered back with a 7-0 run of its own to close out the contest.
Eric Evans led Milford with 17 points while Jairus Russell nailed four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. Louis Lachney had 16 points for Dawson.
GIRLS
Teague 59, Mildred 54: Kyera Abram and the Teague Lady Lions defeated the Mildred Lady Eagles 59-54 in the Third-place match Saturday night.
The Lady Eagles fought valiantly and with some stellar play by freshman Maddie Moore, they were able to keep it close. Teague seemed to always have an answer, and were able to hold off Mildred at the end.
Abram had a team high 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Lions.
Olivia Farmer, Shelby Adamson, and Maddie Moore all tallied 14 for the Lady Eagles.
Hubbard 71, Dawson 30: The Hubbard Lady Jaguars routed the Dawson Lady Bulldogs 71-30 in the Girls Consolation Final on Saturday.
Nakaila Banks led her Lady Jags in the lopsided match with 16 points, while Parks added 14 of her own. Banks finished the three games with a tournament-high 66 points.
Michaela Greer scored a team-high 14 for the Lady Bulldogs.
Rice 46, Blooming Grove 43: Hanna Owens scored 14 points as Rice held on for a 46-43 victory over Blooming Grove in the 7th-place game Saturday morning.
Celina Smithers had another solid game for the Lady Bulldogs, scoring 13 points.
Daveshia Starling had 11 points and Sidney Horner nine points for the Lady Lions.
Saturday's Summaries
Girls Championship Game
Kerens 57, Frost 29
Frost 7 10 7 5 -- 29
Kerens 14 7 14 22 -- 57
Frost -- Kaycee Bowling 1, Madison Revill 2, Kadee Bowling 16, Dakota Lassetter 4, Jasmyn Steels 2, Jae Moore 4.
Kerens -- Cambree Betts 8, Marqueshia Kelly 6, Taylor Ames 20, Breanna Wells 19, Tinesha Tolliver 4.
Records -- Frost 17-2, Kerens 15-3.
Girls Third-place Game
Teague 59, Mildred 54
Mildred 17 8 10 19 -- 54
Teague 15 14 10 20 -- 59
Mildred -- Lauren Glidewell 2, Savannah Pritchett 2, Shelby Adamson 14, Maddie Moore 13, Olivia Farmer 15, Taylor Arnett 3, Raleigh Bottoms 5.
Teague -- Haley Guerrero 5, NiCosha Nelms 10, Caitlyn Collins 9, Alexandra Watson 13, Kyera Abram 22.
Records -- Teague 16-4, Mildred 12-6.
Girls Consolation Game
Hubbard 71, Dawson 30
Dawson 8 6 9 7 -- 30
Hubbard 19 12 28 12 -- 71
Dawson -- Jalyn Miller 6, Katie Yates 4, Stephanie Lindsey 1, Kaylee Martinez 5, Michaela Greer 14.
Hubbard -- Jasmine Parks 11, Pepci Jones 4, Dallas Fletcher 7, Starr Craven 2, Meredith McClinton 8, Nakaila Banks 16, Jamie Goodpaster 9, Tia Parks 14.
Records -- Dawson 4-12, Hubbard 15-4.
Girls 7th-Place Game
Rice 46, Blooming Grove 43
Blooming Grove 6 8 17 12 -- 43
Rice 11 10 8 17 -- 46
Blooming Grove -- Shelby Beamon 4, Brittany Nichols 4, Hannah Southard 5, Lauren Miller 4, Savanna Bearden 4, Treounah Wiggins 2, Sidney Horner 9, Daveshia Starling 11.
Rice -- Sadie Gent 5, Celina Smithers 13, Ruby Ramirez 8, Hanna Owens 14, Holly Beldin 4, Lauren Mayes 2.
Records -- Rice 3-13, Blooming Grove 8-12.
Boys Third-place Game
Hubbard 46, Frost 42
Frost 5 20 7 10 -- 42
Hubbard 13 9 16 8 -- 46
Frost -- Edgar Anaya 2, Julius Gray 6, Andrew Jackson 10, Jacob Stroder 8, Danial Steels 12, Colton Clayton 4.
Hubbard -- D'Warren Simmons 8, Jordan Johnson 12, Bradley Walker 7, Casen Martin 2, Ashton Hawthorne 2, Bryan Walker 3, Trey Henderson 2, Dylan Harris 10.
Records -- Hubbard 9-5, Frost 3-2.
Boys Consolation Game
Blooming Grove 61, Rice 53
Rice 11 13 13 16 -- 53
Bl. Grove 10 18 7 26 -- 61
Rice -- Collin Haston 6, Jamie Metcalfe 3, Daniel Arteaga 8, Jacob Jones 1, Austin Peppers 3, Dalton Pike 24, Raven Huffman 3, Ragan Henderson 5.
Bl. Grove -- Daniel Pelzel 4, Tyler Lewis 5, Rowdy Barlow 5, Juanya Pyburn 30, Tyler Morris 2, Jacob Conger 10, Richard Conger 5.
Records --Rice 9-9, Blooming Grove 12-5.
Boys 7th-Place Game
Milford 47, Dawson 37
Dawson 12 9 7 9 -- 37
Milford 14 8 10 15 -- 47
Dawson -- Manning 10, Miller 2, Grant 3, Lachney 16, Dotson 4, Neismith 2.
Milford -- Evans 18, Jones 6, Essary 5, Gates 4, Russell 14.
Records -- Dawson 5-12, Milford 3-6.
Sports
Kiwanis Classic Roundup: Hubbard beats Frost in 3rd-Place Game
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