McAdams got basketball season underway for both squads last week with a win for each team.
The McAdams boys beat Louisville 75-59 while the girls beat Amanda Elzy 58-48.
The McAdams girls will play Newton on Tuesday at the Leake County Shootout.
Both teams will return from Thanksgiving break and host Amanda Elzy on Tuesday, Nov. 27 and will travel to Leake Central on Friday, Nov. 30.
McAdams boys 75,
Louisville 59
The Bulldogs opened the season with a win over Class 4A Louisville and former coach Kenyon Ross.
The Bulldogs built a lead in the first half as they led 22-18 in the first period and 37-29 at the half. Louisville cut the lead in the third period as they outscored McAdams 16-13 to cut the lead to 50-45 going into the fourth. The Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth, outscoring the Wildcats 25-14 to take the win.
“I thought they came in and played well, considering they just came in from football,” McAdams coach Carl Hathorn said. “We have only had about five team practices together. We did a good job of playing as a team.”
Hathorn said upperclassmen Querrion Gadson and T’Kaivin Bolton have been solid so far while Kris Brown and Percy Lewis have come off the football field and been key contributors.
“I would rate us at a B-plus so far because we have some things to work on,” Hathorn said. “I thought we looked good but need to cut down the turnovers.”
No individual stats were available for the game.
McAdams lost their game with Amanda Elzy 54-43.
Louisville girls 92,
McAdams 53
Class 4A Louisville jumped out to a big lead in the first period and cruised to the 39-point win.
Louisville led 38-11 at the end of the first and 57-24 at the half. Louisville outscored McAdams 22-12 in the third but the Lady Bulldogs took the fourth 16-13.
Jakyra Young had a whopping 43 points for the Lady Bulldogs as she was 17-of-26 from the field. She was 5-of-9 from three-point range. Young also had 10 rebounds in the contest.
McAdams girls 58,
Amanda Elzy 48
The Lady Bulldogs built a big lead in the first half and took an 11-point win over Amanda Elzy on Tuesday.
McAdams led 15-4 at the end of the first and outscored the Lady Panthers 16-7 in the second to lead 31-11 at the half. After each team scored 15 in the third period, Amanda Elzy outscored the McAdams 22-13 in the fourth for the final margin.
Jakyra Young led the Lady Bulldogs with 34 points and 11 rebounds while Kiara Brown had 12 points and eight rebounds.
Santisja Rockett also had five points and four rebounds while Cavian Bolton and Haley Perteet each had six rebounds.
The Lady Bulldogs are now 1-2 on the season.
