By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–The Union City girls picked up their first win of the season, while the Tornado boys split a pair of games in separate Thanksgiving holiday classics.
Adaiysa Snow scored a career-high 15 points to help the Lady Twisters to a 55-52 victory over Cane Ridge Saturday in the Don Henegar Memorial Classic at Stewart’s Creek High School.
The UC boys, meanwhile, won their Friday game in the Mike Mitchell Classic in Nashville, beating Franklin County 61-50.
D.J. Robinson led a Tornado quartet of double-figure scorers with 15 points, with Joseph Lattus (14), Malaki Brooks (13) and Ben Kail (12) also members of that group.
The Tornadoes made a dozen 3-pointers, with Lattus and Kail sinking four apiece.
UC was denied a second victory in the event on Saturday, despite a magnificent 43-point performance by Brooks, in a narrow 76-73 overtime loss to Pope John Paul II.
The two Union City teams will return to Marty Sisco Gymnasium for a Tuesday night doubleheader against visiting Haywood.
UC 55, Cain Ridge 52 (G)
Stewart’s Creek 68, UC 36 (G)
Snow sank four 3-pointers, and UC held off a late CR rally to win for the first time in five games.
The Lady Tornadoes put three players in double figures, led by Amari Bonds’ 20 points. Sophomore Debrionna Jones also had the best scoring game of her young prep career with 10 markers.
Union City led at all four quarter breaks, 15-13, 31-23 and 41-32.
The Twister girls dropped their Friday game in the classic to the unbeaten host team.
UC hung close for a half, trailing 30-23, before being outscored over the final two quarters 37-12.
Bonds had a team-best 14 points, and Snow pitched in eight.
UC 61, Franklin Co. 50 (B)
Pope John Paul II 75, UC 73 (B)
All six of the Tornadoes’ first-quarter field goals Friday were 3-pointers as Union City took an 18-10 lead. Lattus was responsible for half his team’s point total in that opening frame.
Robinson hit for nine points in the second stanza when UC assumed a double-digit halftime lead, 29-19. Kail made a pair of treys in the third period, and Brooks was 4-of-4 from the foul line down the stretch to ensure the Twisters’ second win in four games.
On Saturday, Brooks was simply sensational with nine 3-pointers in his career-best showing. He had 15 points in the fourth quarter and seven of his team’s nine in the extra session.
In all, Union City made 15 shots from beyond the arc, with Lattus connecting three times.
Both Brooks and Lattus were named to the all-tournament team.