A loss should never feel like a win, but there were lots of smiles in the Elkmont 1 (9/10) huddle following last night's 30-20 shortfall against Giles County, TN. Seeded fifth behind a host of undefeated teams and East 1, Giles County had won the league Christmas tournament in an impressive fashion and was highly favored in the contest against 12th seeded Elkmont.
Josh Burrows' layup off of Blake Brown's control of the opening jump ball let Giles County know that the Red Devils meant business, and it wasn't going to be the one-sided affair that many expected. Elkmont's best defensive game of the season kept the otherwise explosive Giles County fast break offense in check. Jedidiah Sutherland led a balanced scoring attack with seven points, followed by Burrows and Colby Murphy chipping in five each, a bucket by Brown, and Jobey Pugh hitting a free throw. Giles County moves on to play Blue Springs in the second round of the tournament.
Undefeated, second-seeded Elkmont 2 plays its first tournament game today. Go Red Devils!
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