The Fayette Citizen-Sports Page
Friday, February 12, 1999
Church Leagues through six weeks of season


New Hope Baptist Church improved to 5-1 with a win over Braelinn, 76-70. Kerry Evert hit all 10 of his free throws for New Hope in their battle for first place in the 'A' division of church league basketball. Jeremiah Johnson of New Hope led all scorers with 23 points while Cory Eubanks led Braelinn with 18.

Prince of Peace took advantage of the absence of First Methodist's leading scorer, Matt Drummond, on Friday night, winning by a score of 55-34. Jerry Barman of Prince of Peace led all scorers with 14 points. Chuck Grayson of First Methodist finished with nine points. First Methodist fell to 3-3 while Prince of Peace improved to 2-4.

First Baptist and Southern Crescent went to overtime with First Baptist winning by a score of 50-46. Southern Crescent's lack of depth proved fatal, despite Rob Brown's game-high 22 point effort. Ronnie Chance led First Baptist with 15 points.

New Hope has a strong grip on first place but all six teams are in the running to qualify for the districts. Prince of Peace has won two games in a row, while First Methodist have lost their last three games in a row.

In the 'B' Division, Flat Creek faced Woolsey on Monday night and was able to hold on for a 49-41 win. Steve Hazelton had a game high 14 points for Woolsey while Bart Hopper led Flat Creek with 11 points.

Braelinn kept their game against Kenwood close, due mostly to Mark Smith's 14 point effort and key three-pointers from Lance McMillion and John Longsdorf. Kenwood got 14 points from Tim Bell and 13 from Marc Motes, but went 8 for 25 from the free throw line. Braelinn fell short and lost by a score of 42-36.

Providence scored a paltry 13 points in the first half of their game against Trinity. The second half was a different story as Providence's Kirk Williamson hit four three-pointers on his way to a game high 16 points. Trinity's Scott Marhefka hit three three-pointers to help his team pull away and win by a score of 59-43. Trinity leads the league in scoring with 57.3 ppg.

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