Tigers use 28-point fourth to beat Southern Choctaw

CHATOM — Demopolis moved to 6-6 on the year with a 64-46 first round win over Southern Choctaw in the John Taylor Tournament at Washington County High Friday morning.

The Tigers trailed 12-10 after the first quarter before doubling up SCHS with a 12-6 second quarter to carry a narrow lead into the half. The teams played to a 14-14 draw in the third period. Demopolis finally found its legs in the fourth frame.

“I felt like we woke up,” Demopolis head coach Rodney Jackson said of the fourth quarter, a period in which his team outscored Southern Choctaw 28-14. “We played at 12:45. I felt like my kids were a little lethargic. We were turning the ball over a little bit. In the fourth quarter, we put a little more pressure on their guards. We turned them over and we got layups.”