Philadelphia sweeps pair from Pelahatchie
The Philadelphia Tornadoes grabbed another win on the basketball court last week.
The Tornadoes grabbed a 50-38 win over Pelahatchie while the Lady Tornadoes came from behind to win 53-44.
Philly will return to action after the Thanksgiving break, Philly will play at Leake Central on Tuesday and then play at the East Webster Invitational on Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6.
"We've got 10 football players going in and will practice every day except for Thanksgiving," Philly boys coach Willis Tullos said. "It's been some good experience for the other guys and most of them will be junior varsity players. It will help them down the line. I'm excited to have the football players back. We will have a whole week to get them ready to play. Their first game is against Leake Central and they are really good. That will be a difficult situation to play in because they are really good. It will be a good test to see if we are ready to play."
Tornadoes boys 50
Pelahatchie 38
The Tornadoes grabbed another win without the football players as they beat the Chiefs by 12 on Thursday.
Jordan Hill led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points while Iverson Allen and Ira Chambers had 10 points apiece. Nick Green had nine points while Devonte Scott had six points and 15 rebounds.
Lady Tornadoes 53
Pelahatchie 44
The Lady Tornaodes grabbed a much-needed win as they overcame early foul trouble to beat the Lady Chiefs last week.
Pelahatchie led early as the Lady Tornadoes struggled with foul trouble as they led 17-12 at the end of the first and 27-23 at the half. The Lady Tornadoes started to pull away in the second half as they outscored the Lady Chiefs 15-8 in the third to lead 38-35 at the end of the third. The Lady Tornadoes finished off by outscoring the Lady Chiefs 15-9 in the fourth.
Nia Luckett led Philly with 16 points while Shaunce Thomas added 11 points.