CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Three teams entered Thursday undefeated in District 10-AAA, but just two remained after the conclusion of the night’s games, as Clarksville boys basketball defeated West Creek 77-57.
Clarksville boys basketball coach Ted Young spoke on his team’s big road win after the game.
“West Creek throws a lot of different defenses at you, so you have to be prepared for those,” Young said. “It ended up that we made enough shots when the game was really being made in the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter. We made some nice shots off of assists. They weren’t just created shots but came off of passes and that’s when our offense clicks.”
The Coyotes came out sizzling from beyond the arc, knocking down four three-pointers to build an early 14-6 lead.
“In our district, teams play well at home,” Young said. “They came out and hit their first six shots. I’m looking up going we’re playing pretty good offense and we’re actually on them defensively, but they were just hitting their shots.”
Despite West Creek’s hot start to the contest, Clarksville never panicked. The Wildcats closed out the opening quarter on a 10-0 run to go out in front by two points.
Young loved the resilience his team showed while weathering the storm.
“We’re loaded with sophomores,” Young said. “I have five of them on varsity. JJ Wheat continues to get back into shape after his bout with the flu during the first week of districts. Jamarco (Mimms) and Nick (Keener) continue to show real senior leadership out there on the floor. The conversations that they have with the other players on the team are very positive in nature. The team is just building trust together.”
Wheat and Mimms each tallied a team-high 16 points for the Wildcats.
Jaheim McDonald and Jaheim Berry also scored in double figures for Clarksville, adding 10 points each.
Kamarie Coffey scored a game-high 27 points while Charles Dunsun finished with 10 points for the Coyotes.
Up next, the Wildcats travel to Father Ryan to compete in the Willie Brown Memorial Basketball Tournament, Dec. 26-28.
“We go every year to Father Ryan,” Young said. “It’s a three-day tournament and there’s always great teams from the mid-state there. Years that we’ve had really good teams and gone on to state, we’ve always played someone from that Father Ryan tournament that we met in the regular season. Everyone comes back to this tournament. Father Ryan doesn’t have any problems filling it because they realize the competition level is so high. We’ll unwrap presents on Christmas night, get on the bus at 5 o’clock the day after and try to score some points at Father Ryan.”
