by Malcolm Butler
Cougars 59, Jonesboro 43
Cannon Robbins scored 27 points and Jake Terry added 15 to lead Cedar Creek (4-1) to a 59-43 win over Jonesboro Hodge Friday night at the Quitman Tournament.
The Cougars rebounded from a heartbreaking 1-point loss to Haughton Thursday night and did so in impressive fashion.
Robbins made five of the Cougars seven three-pointers, including three in an opening quarter that saw him score 11 points to lead Creek to a 17-16 lead. Both teams netted 11 points in the second quarter as the Cougars maintained their one-point advantage at halftime.
The second half saw Creek clamp down defensively, holding the Tigers to just 16 total points over the final 16 minutes of action.
Robbins scored nine points in a third stanza that saw Cedar Creek outscore Jonesboro 13-7. Robbins and Terry then combined for 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Cougars pulled away for the 16-point win.
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Cedar Creek Scoring: FG (3FG)-FT-TP
Cameron Temple 2(1)-0-5; Cannon Robbins 8(5)-6-27; Brett Bell 1-0-2; Landon Hall 2-0-4; Jack Bell 3-0-6; Jake Terry 7(1)-0-15. Totals: 23(7)-6-59
Score by Quarter
Cedar Creek 17-11-13-18=59
Jonesboro 16-11-7-9=43
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Haughton 61, Lady Cougars 49
Avery Ryan and Taylor Martinez combined for 23 points but it wasn’t enough as Cedar Creek fell 61-49 to Class 5A Haughton Friday night at the Quitman Tournament.
One night after knocking off 4A Northwood, the Lady Cougars (5-2) had hopes of pulling a second straight upset.
However, the undefeated Buccaneers (8-0) proved to be too much.
Shaniya Perkins scored 23 points and Skylar Branch added 22 points to lift Haughton to its eighth straight win to open the season.
Branch netted 14 points in the opening quarter as Haughton raced out to a 22-10 advantage as Mallory Smith and Avery Ryan totaled all the points for the Lady Cougars.
Creek connected on three of its nine three-pointers during the second quarter — one each by Mary Grace Hawkins, Caroline James and Taylor Martinez — as the Lady Cougars trailed 35-21 at halftime.
Ryan scored eight of Creek’s 10 points in the third quarter and Martinez totaled seven of the Cougars 18 points in the final stanza.
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Cedar Creek Scoring: FG(3FG)-FT-TP
Alivia Lee 3(1)-0-7; Mary Grace Hawkins 2(2)-0-6; Caroline James 2(1)-0-5; Mallory Smith 2(2)-2-8; Taylor Martinez 4(3)-0-11; Avery Ryan 5-2-12. Totals: 18(9)-4=49
Score by Quarters
Cedar Creek 10-11-10-18=49
Haughton 22-13-11-15=61
