CELINA, Tenn. – Lookout Valley’s bid to go from a one-win basketball team four years ago to a state qualifier came to an end Monday night.
The Yellow Jackets fell victim to a hot-shooting Clay County squad boosted by a raucous full house, as the Bulldogs won 67-50 in their Class A sectional.
Trent Boles was a one-man wrecking crew for Clay County (24-8), burying six 3-pointers and scoring 34 points. He was aided by Corey Hamilton’s 18 points.
After a close start, the Bulldogs blew the game open with a 17-2 run that stretched from late in the first quarter until midway through the second. Lookout Valley took a 6-5 lead on a Stracey Bonner basket with 1:31 remaining. But Clay County responded with the run that finally ended when Trent Boles’ 3-pointer made it 22-8.
“They really did get hot,” Yellow Jackets coach Joe Galloway said. “They’ve got a fine team, the crowd got them going and that was a little bit intimidating for our kids, although we kind of bounced back and played pretty decently. Right before the half we scored and cut it to 13, so we were kind of hanging around.”