Baylor took control in the fourth quarter and won the third-place boys’ game 50-43 over Tyner in the Best of Preps tournament Tuesday at Chattanooga State.
Meigs County dominated from the start in beating GPS 54-28 for third in the girls’ division.
The boys’ game was back and forward through each of the first three quarters, and Tyner was ahead by one point going into the fourth, but the Red Raiders outscored the Rams 13-5 in the final period.
“I thought we stayed engaged in all four quarters,” Baylor coach Austin Clark said. “Tyner has a really nice basketball team, and I thought we played defense pretty well. The defensive pressure that they put on us in man-to-man is very similar to what we play in our league. I was very proud of the team in a tough game against a good team.”
Gage Upshaw and Jaylon Baker scored 10 points apiece in leading the Red Raiders.