The Bibb County Choctaws ventured up the road to the West Blocton Tigers on Tuesday night, January 22, for the second and final meeting of the season for their basketball teams. The mood light and familial – like cousins at a family reunion – players and spectators alike seemed to enjoy themselves, including Superintendent Duane McGee. The Choctaw Cheerleaders were also on hand keeping the crowd entertained.
That’s not to say the teams took the games lightly. Everyone played hard. The boys varsity game erupted as a particularly tough, hard fought match.
“West Blocton played pretty aggressive and really got after us,” said Choctaws Coach Russ Wallace. “Trent Underwood [tigers] especially brought it to us.”
Scores:
- Boys Varsity: WB 40 – BC 54
- Girls Varsity: WB 18 – BC 61
- Boys JV: WB 47 – BC 60
Standouts:
Junior Varsity Boys:
- West Blocton (number 12) Markell 22 points
- Bibb County Jaquon Lockett 18 points
- Bibb County Jayden Craighead 12 points
Girls Varsity:
- West Blocton Deriana Stacy 11 points
- Bibb County Auliyah Cutts 12 points
- Bibb County Chartavia Conwell 9 points – Chartavia is 5’11” and a standout athlete already in the 7th grade.
Boys Varsity:
- Bibb County Keyontist Hill 15 points
- Bibb County Seth Wallace 12 points
- West Blocton Trent Underwood (number 0) 26 points
At the end of the night, with Bibb County Varsity victorious, the teams met for the traditional “good game” handshakes lineup. I noticed more than handshakes happening. There were smiles and even hugs. Perhaps it was a family reunion after all.
All photos copyright The Bibb Voice, by Jeremy Crowson.
— Concerning the photos… due to scheduling conflicts I wasn’t able to arrive until halfway through the Girls Varsity game, and thus was not able to photograph the games prior.
