Donovan Jones scored 25 points on 12-of-14 shooting as the Chattanooga Patriots rolled past Red Bank, 68-41, in the consolation round of the Best of Preps Basketball Tournament at Chattanooga State Friday. The Patriots shot a sizzling 65-percent in building a 40-17 halftime lead and cruised from there.
In the other boys' consolation-round game Friday, Boyd-Buchanan topped North Jackson, 70-47, behind 22 points from Justus McMillan and 18 from Austin Walker.
Read Saturday’s Times Free Press for the full story.
Lindsey Young is a sports writer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press who started work at the Chattanooga News-Free Press 24 years ago. He covers the Northwest Georgia prep beat and NASCAR. Lindsey’s hometown is Ringgold, Ga., and he graduated from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School. He received an associate’s degree from Dalton Junior College (now Dalton State) and a bachelor’s degree in communications from UTC. He has won several writing awards, including two Tennessee Sports ...
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