Silverdale Comeback and other Game Capsules

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1719195' first='Kennedy' last='Okpara']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So many games. You may have missed these along the way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tuesday, January 31&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friendship Christian (66) vs Mt. Juliet Christian</strong> (32)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1937818' first='Noah' last='Major']</strong> continued to score and rebound consistently. He was coming off a BCAT D-2 District 4A Player of the Week (17.3 ppg, 6 rpg and played even better in a drubbing of Mt. Juliet Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Back in mid-January <strong>Colby Jones</strong> tied the school record with 8 made three-pointers in a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2342263,"width":"574px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/image.webp"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/image.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-2342263" style="width:574px;height:auto" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">[player_tooltip player_id='1937818' first='Noah' last='Major'] (PrepHoopsTN #157)</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Thursday, February 1<br></em></strong><br><strong>Signal Mountain (80) @ Silverdale Baptist Academy (78)<br></strong><br>Incredibly, Silverdale Baptist coaxed a comeback from down 40-21 at the halftime break, only to lose in overtime, 80-78! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1753232235954569386?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1753232235954569386?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Signal Mountain's Eagles pummeled the hosts in the first half. Everything was working and the game ballooned from blowout to a standing-8 count. [player_tooltip player_id='1719195' first='Kennedy' last='Okpara'] played well defending the rim, but the Eagles completed backdoor cut after backdoor cut. They made three-pointers in rhythm. They caused turnovers at a bothersome rate. Silverdale is not some middling team; they entered the game 24-2 with, at a minimum, two future college basketball players in their squad (Okpara, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1336410' first='Brett' last='Wright']</strong>). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Andrew Matukewitcz</strong> (Signal Mountain) delivered a masterpiece, scoring 23 points in the win. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2238624' first='Chris' last='Kennedy']</strong> was big with 18 points and <strong>Blake Woffard</strong> managed 16 points. <strong>Josh Thompson</strong> helped with 14 points while <strong>Malik Davis</strong> (5) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214893' first='Ben' last='Timblin']</strong> (4) contributed too. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Friday, February 2&nbsp;&nbsp;</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Ridge (44) @ Soddy Daisy</strong> (55)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The hosting Soddy Daisy Trojans came out in a 1-3-1 zone and obliterated the orange-clad East Ridge Pioneers, 55-44.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Soddy Daisy's defensive rebounding dominated early. Specifically, <strong>Taylor Hughes</strong> (SDHS) and <strong>Jonathan Love</strong> wrangled hard rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team cut expertly away from the ball and delivered sharp passes to those cutters allowing them to catch without slowing their darting maneuver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first quarter ended with a small 4-0 run by Soddy Daisy. Hughes blocked <strong>Cadion Harris</strong>' left-handed layup attempt. A teammate sent a two-handed chest pass upcourt to a fleeing <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile']</strong>. Despite a heroic defensive challenge, Haile made a fastbreak layup. It was part of Soddy's huge second quarter, during which they pulled away.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Soddy Daisy roster</span></strong><br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile']* (2026)<br>#22 Noah Patterson* (2025)<br>#24 Jonathan Love*<br>#30 Nathan Landtroop*<br>#42 Taylor Hughes*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#32 Braxton Angel (2025)<br>#44 Holden Gravley (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">East Ridge roster</span></strong><br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2342206' first='Hasani' last='Jackson']* (2025)<br>#3 Derrick Carnes* (2025)<br>#5 Cadion Harris*<br>#10 Jacob Harwood*<br>#24 Darius Hamilton*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->