Milan and South Gibson Show How West Tenn Basketball is Played

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Milan's Bulldogs (6-6) lived up to their name, bulldogging the visiting Hornets of South Gibson (8-7), December 29th. Milan won 44-40 in a low-scoring war.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Down 11-8, South Gibson High <strong>Head Coach Keith Runyon</strong> swapped his entire five. He struggled to find scoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blame the stifling, stout Milan veterans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1401489' first='Carson' last='Pruitt']</strong> (Milan) is built like he just returned from his American Gladiator's audition. The football player played solid against the 3A South Gibson Hornets. Few, if any 2A teams feature a stronger forward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Adrian Spain</strong> (Milan) shifted his feet rather well guarding the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jvione Johnson </strong>(Milan) played physical without fouling. He even drew a foul as a screener on the offensive end. The left-handed Johnson talked and pointed on defense. His court awareness was exceptional. Johnson drew a foul or two in the second quarter, making them count. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quality Players</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the most part <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1401481' first='Gabe' last='Scott']</strong> (Milan) was sure-handed and steady, but he made one woefully misguided pass. The senior jumped in the air from the near wing and tried a two-handed overhead post feed that was deflected. Scott's deep three-pointer vaulted Milan into double figures for the first time and his second three-pointer raised the crowd up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sam Tritt</strong> (South Gibson) was pesky and mobile, constantly dashing around the floor. Tritt defended feverishly and drew a foul while shooting a wing three-pointer in the second quarter. Tritt was a constant pest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>Jersey #</td><td></td><td><strong>Milan HS Roster</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>*</td><td>Carmelo Jones SG, SF • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>*</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1401489' first='Carson' last='Pruitt'] <a href="https://twitter.com/carsonkpruitt">@carsonkpruitt</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Adrian Spain PG • Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td></td><td>James Carter PF • So.</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>*</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1401481' first='Gabe' last='Scott'] PG, SG • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>*</td><td>Kaleb Moore SF, PF • Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td></td><td>D'Yonte Lumpkin SF, PF • Sr. • 6' 2" • 180 lbs</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>*</td><td>Jvione Johnson C • Sr.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Milan exacted revenge for the last matchup, December 7th, when the visiting Hornets won 77-56. The Bulldog defense was markedly better Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Gibson senior dual-sport star <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1377905' first='Cameron' last='Clark']</strong> is not playing basketball this year. Signed to star for Ole Miss football, Clark's absence is glaring. Insanely strong, powerful, tenacious. The team misses him in the rebound wars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><strong>South Gibson Roster (Starters*)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>00</td><td></td><td>Gabe Lovorn PF • Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>*</td><td>Trevor Lemings G • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>*</td><td>Landon Dowdy SG • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Sam Tritt SG • Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Koen Thomas PG • So.</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Kale Marcum F • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td></td><td>Aiden Adams PG • Fr.</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td>Collin Lockett F • Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td></td><td>Cade Allen SG • So.</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td></td><td>Richard Addo G • So.</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td></td><td>Cade Beaver W • So.</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td></td><td>Thomas Baker PG • So.</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td></td><td>Noah Clouse W • Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td></td><td>Gavin Crawford W • Jr.</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->