1 2B The Levy County Journal The County Paper, Est. 1923 levyjournalonline.com Jan. 8, 2009' Orlando Dr. Phillips treats Williston poorly Williston’s Deonte Chuck Ford. West Shore goes undefeated in Bronson tourney West Shore Junior/Senior High School finished the. Bronson High School Holiday Basketball Tournament with an undefeated record. | The Melbourne school defeated Bronson on, the opening day 51-37, Chiefland 41-29 the second day and Newberry 54-43 onthe final day. On the opening day Newberry: defeated St. John’s Country 51-48, Chiefland defeated Interlachen in double overtime 66-63 and West Shore beat Bronson 51-37. The second day scores were Interlachen over Newberry 76-68, West Shore over Chiefland 41-29 and Bronson over St. John’s Country 58-53. On the final day, West Shore defeated Newberry 54- 43, Chiefland beat St. John’s Country Day 67-43 and Interlachen defeated Bronson 66-52. CAAA baseball & softball The Chiefland Area Athletic Association will hold baseball and softball signups for children 4-18 years old from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Chiefland High School gym. The fee for signing up is $65. For more information, call Wayne Weatherford at 493-0657. Bats on Fire Golf Tournament The Williston High School baseball team will sponsor the first Bats on Fire Golf Tournament, set for Jan. 24 at the Williston Highlands.Golf and Country Club. The entry fee for ‘the three-person scramble is $45 per person and $135 per team. Also, individuals and organizations may sponsor a hole for $75. A special price of $200. will be charged for a team that would also like to sponsor a hole. Registration for the tournament is 7: 30 am., and an 8 a.m. shotgun: start follows. All proceeds go. to the Williston High School baseball team. Anyone interested in playing the tournament should call Molly White at 558-4286 or Deedee McLeod at 494- 9595. | Da fi L a ( Isaac Floyd defenders. “dribbles Story and photos by Rick Burnham Editor State 6A ‘powerhouse Orlando Dr. Phillips got 27 points from senior guard Chuck Ford to beat Williston 74-64 Friday at Williston. The Panthers never trailed in handing the Red Devils thier third consecutive defeat. But the game was anything but easy for Dr. Phillips. Williston trailed by as many as |. 19 points midway through the third quarter, but clawed their way back to within six at the 4- minute mark of the fourth..Isaac Floyd, who led his team with 21 points in the game, scored 5 consecutive points over a one- minute span as Williston got to within 60-54. But Dr. Phillips got critical free throws from Ford, Victor _ Gray and Pat, Ryan down the stretch to pull away and improve their record to 14- 1 on the season. Williston fell to 10-3 with the loss. Williston, Head Coach David Vespignani said his team simply ran into a very talented squad from a much bigger school. _ _ “They are really, really good,” he said. “There are not many 3A schools who are as good as what we have seen the last three games (Jacksonville Wolfson, Columbia, Orlando Dr. Phillips). Tonight we But Red Devils put scare into another big school and play hard to get back in it. It takes up so much energy: to make a run to come back like that. It’s tough to _ keep that level of play going.” Dr. Phillips took an early 34 0 lead on a layup by Ford and a 3-pointer by Shane Larkin: Williston got a basket off an offensive rebound by Floyd, but the Panthers responded with another 3-pointer from Ryan to go up 8-2. They increased the lead to 13-6 over the next minute and led 20-9 at the end of the first quarter. eee Williston caught fire early in the second period. Jacques ‘Edwards scored the first 4 points of the quarter on two free throws and a driving layup. Deonte Welch added a short basket and the Panthers led 20-15. Tavarus Stevens hit a layup and : Larkin connected, on a five-footer to make it 24-15, but Edwards came back with another layup to get the Red Devils to within seven. But Ford, a thorn in Williston’ s side all night, scored 8 of his team’s next 10 points, giving the Panthers a 34-25 advantage at the intermission. Floyd’s. 21 points led four Williston players in double figures. Welch and Tony James ‘scored a dozen apiece, while Edwards picked up 10 before fouling out late in the game. James Hunt scored 5 points ware rives to the basket sore Dr. Phillips guard Williston Bronson Coach Aaron Haldeman (left) grins as he and Chiefland coach if head coach David. Vespignani watenes action. spotted a really good team a Kelcey Coleman scored 4. » big early lead, and had to battle . Larkin scored 14 er ‘Dr. Phillips, and Ryan scored 12. Bronson boys blow out Lafayette Story and photo by Terry Witt Staff Writer - Bronson High School beat the Lafayette County Hornets’ varsity boys’ basketball team Friday 65-43 in Mayo. The game was close through most of the first half before a 3-point bucket by Kelby Barber, a free throw from Enrique Wiseman, and a charge taken by Rudolfo Contreras lit the . Eagles on fire before the end of the second period. The Eagles were carrying a 42-28 lead that was slowly expanding by the fourth period. Early in the fourth the lead ballooned to 63-40. Coach Aaron Haldeman began freely substituting his younger players. Haldeman felt the game was a good tune up for the - Chiefland game the'next night. James Rivers led Bronson with 23 points. Haldeman’s stat keeper wasn’t available, but Haldeman estimated | Rivers was close to a triple double at Mayo. Enrique Wiseman dominated the boards on both suds of the court. Lafayette County could not keep him off the boards. “That’s what I expect out of Enrique,” Haldeman said. '“He’s capable of playing that way every night.” Haldeman said the game was a good example of how well Bronson can play offense and defense and “how much fun it is when they see it work.” Bronson used its defense to generate offense. Defensive takeaways and steals led to fast break baskets for the Eagles. Defensive rebounds also led to fast break Vee Scoring: | Bronson — James Rivers 23, Enrique Wiseman 12, Kelby Barber 12, Rudolfo Contreras 6, C.J. King 4, Marvin Walker 2 , Thomas Mitchem 2. Scoring by periods 12-15- 19-19 — 65, . Lafayette County — Aaron Boyette 13, Antwon Brown 10, Zac Fleming 6, Ethan Perry 6, Dominique Garner 3, Wayne Atwell 2, Austin Henderson 2, Ryan Horn 1. 9-14- 9-11 — 43. k study talk to a game offi icial. { Enrique Wiseman attempts to corral the ball along the baseline as Mayo’s Ethan Perry watches. Wiseman was dominant under the basket. Indians, from Page 1A eS Haldeman said he believes his team learned how good they were in the game, but their main mistake was starting slow, something they have done throughout the year. They build intensity as the game progresses. The Bronson coach said his team needs to start games with the type of fierce determination they showed in the final four minutes when they forced turnovers and takeaways from an experienced Chiefland team. Scoring: Chiefland -- Tommy Sheffield 6, Steven Davis 8, Eugene Carter >. Cantrell Richardson 13, Reggie McClendon 3, Marquis Jackson 2 and Donnel Sanders 8. Scoring by periods, 7-4-13-21.— 45. Bronson — Virgil Greenlee 8, Kelby Barber'5, Zach Hamilton 3, C.J. King 11, Rudolfo Contreras. 1, Enrique Wiseman 7, James Rivers 10. Scoring by periods, 12-8-11-18. ‘ ‘