ARTS & SCIENCES 65, LOOKOUT VALLEY 48Arts & Sciences 14 16 15 20 – 65Lookout Valley 14 10 5 19 – 48Arts & Sciences (65) – Brogden, Woodruff 5, M. Ball, Alex Stallion 18, Malik Dodds 10, Collins, Taylor, Kirtz, Sharif Cobb 23, Gordon, Houston, A. Ball, Austin 2, Lenoir 7.Lookout Valley (48) – William Long 19, Farmer 5, Clounch, Pickett 3, Melton, Gay 3, Morris, Stracey Bonner 11, Jones, Heathington 7, Dozier, Parham, Rudolph.3-point goals: CSAS 3 (Dodds 2, Cobb); Lookout Valley 6 (Long, Farmer, Pickett, Gay, Bonner, Heathington). Records: CSAS 27-4; Lookout Valley 21-11.All-region tournament: Sharif Cobb (MVP), Alex Stallion, Justin Austin, Jackson Lenoir (Arts & Sciences); Stracey Bonner, Delaney Heathington, William Long (Lookout Valley); Hogan Whitmire (Signal Mountain); Sheldon Hitchcock (Van Buren).
Of all the basketball knowledge he could pass along, Arts & Sciences coach Mark Dragoo picked the simplest logic to inspire his team before Thursday’s Region 3-A championship game at Signal Mountain.
“I reminded the guys that it’s a whole lot easier to play a sectional at home than it is to go on the road,” Dragoo said. “It was up to them to make sure we got to host.”
With that in mind, the sixth-ranked Patriots pulled away from stubborn Lookout Valley in the second half, claiming a 65-48 victory for their second straight region title. Arts & Sciences will host Friendship Christian in a Class A sectional Monday, while Lookout Valley travels to Clay County.
“865 East Third Street were the numbers we cared about the most,” Dragoo added, referring to the address for his home gym. “Lookout Valley does a very good job of playing in their roles, but our guys turned the energy up in the third quarter and did what we had to.”