Lady Tigers use defense to separate from Linden early

December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 Jeremy D. Smith AHSAA, Alabama, basketball, Demopolis, demopolis high school, DHS, Lady Patriots, Lady Tigers, LHS, Linden, Linden High School, prep sports

LINDEN — Demopolis took control from the outset and scarcely let up en route to a 61-17 win over the Linden Lady Patriots Friday night.

Tony Pittman’s Lady Tigers used tight defense early to build a 21-8 lead after one quarter of play and then relied on the same formula to work its way to a 44-15 halftime lead.

A lineup of primarily reserve players handled the second half duties for Demopolis as DHS went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter. The fourth quarter saw the teams go to a running clock.

Demopolis tallied 27 steals in the game and outrebounded the Lady Pats 40-24.

Courtney Hill led Demopolis with 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals. Caleb Washington finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Shakesaney Bell had nine points and four steals while Sylvia Clayton added nine points, five steals and four assists. Ivery Moore had eight points and five rebounds for Demopolis while Darnesha Harris contributed six points, eight rebounds and six steals.

Tomysha Bokyin led Linden with six points and seven rebounds. Quinisha Smith had six rebounds for LHS.