Baylor teams win third-place games

Friday, January 1, 1904

photo Red Bank's Niquia McDuffie (00) attempts to keep control as Baylor's Leo Born (33) and Matt Clendenton (44) cut off his lane Friday in the third-place game at CSAS.

Leo Born and Reggie Upshaw combined for 15 first-period points as Baylor soared to a 24-10 lead on its way to a 61-46 win Friday in the boys' third-place game of the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament at Arts & Sciences.

Jeff Bowens led the Red Raiders (3-3) with 17 points, 10 coming in the final period, while Upshaw finished with 15 and Born with 12. Xavier Cummings topped Red Bank (5-7) with 12 points, Fred Matthews adding 10.

In the girls' third-place game, Baylor overcame a sloppy first half to pull away for a 44-35 win over Chattanooga Christian. Amber Howard scored seven of her 14 points in the third period as the Lady Red Raiders (5-4) turned around a 23-18 halftime deficit. Mary Ellen Williams had five of her 14 points in the final period for the winners, while Meg Sabourin topped CCS (3-8) with 11 points.

East Hamilton topped Northwest Whitfield, 48-39, in the girls' fifth-place game as Tiffany Lewis scored 23 points. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe defeated Tyner 51-44 in the seventh-place game behind Jessica White's 22 points.

District 5-AAA rivals Ooltewah and Cleveland elected to play their junior varsity teams in the boys' fifth-place game, with Ooltewah coming out on top, 54-49. Host Arts & Sciences claimed seventh place with a 57-50 win over Notre Dame as Patrick Taylor and Frank Brogdon scored 15 points each and JaVaughn Craig scored all seven of his points in the decisive final period.