By Clint Cox
Two Jackson County boys basketball squads saw their solid seasons come to a disappointing close this past week in the Class 2A District Two Tournament held in Blountstown. One of those squads, the Cottondale Hornets, went in as the number one seed and squared off against the host team on Friday night in semi-final action. The Hornets had beaten Blountstown in both regular season meetings. But Blountstown jumped out to an early lead and then held on for a 60-55 win to end the Hornet’s season.
Marcus Humose kept the Hornets close early on but Blountstown led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. The Hornets took a brief lead as the second quarter began as Humose hit a bucket and then Dominique Webb hit a shot. Darien Pollock’s shot helped Cottondale hold a 23-21 lead midway through the second quarter. But the Tigers ripped off three straight 3 pointers on a 11-0 run. Humose fired off a 3 pointer of his own with two minutes to play in the first half to stem the Tiger tide but Blountstown held a 32-26 lead going into the halftime break.
The third quarter was a slow scoring affair as neither team could muster much offense. Blountstown outscored Cottondale 8-4 in the quarter and held a 40-30 lead going into the final quarter. For as slow as the third quarter was the fourth quarter was fast and furious action. Both squads found their range and Humose pumped in 17 of his game high 28 points in the final 8 minutes. But each time Cottondale would get within striking distance Blountstown found a way to answer. Two free throws by Humose midway through the quarter cut the Tiger lead to 47-44. But Blountstown pushed their lead back to 7 points before Cottondale’s Trestin White hit a couple of free throws and a basket with just over two minutes to play to trim the lead back to five. Humose hit a 3 pointer with 8 seconds to play to make it a 56-55 Blountstown lead but that was as close as Cottondale could get before Blountstown hit some free throws to seal the win.
The Sneads Pirates had advanced to the semi-finals on Friday with a 61-48 win over South Walton on Tuesday night. John Locke had the hot hand early on as he pumped in 11 points and gave the Pirates a 10 point half time lead. Josh Rogers got the hot hand in the second half as he knocked down 14 points and helped Sneads cruise to the 13 point win. Rogers led the Pirates with 16 points while Jamar White added 13. Terrance Green chipped in 12 and Locke finished with 11. That win propelled the Pirates to the semi-final game on Friday night against county rival Graceville. The Pirates fell in that contest by a score of 78-71. See more on this game on page one of sports. The Pirates finished the season with a record of 17-10.
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