Indians suffer tough losses in holiday tourney

Dodge County News, January 7, 2009

By Chad W. Smith

The Dodge County High Indians basketball team participated in the Jeff Davis Holiday Classic over the Christmas holidays. The Indians lost three tough games in the tournament that was held Saturday December 27 through Tuesday, December 30. They lost to Fitzgerald, 54-43; Jeff Davis, 63-61, in overtime; and Appling County, 63-30.

Then on Saturday, January 3 the Indians traveled to participate in the inaugural New Year’s Jamboree Invitational at Darton College in Albany. Dodge faced the AAAA Hardaway Hawks at 11:30 that morning. The Indians jumped out to 7-0 lead over Hawks, before the Hawks outscored the Indians 17-7 to lead 17-14 after one quarter. Leonard Floyd and Cyprin Burse led Dodge with five points each in the quarter. Hardaway extended their lead over the Indians to 34-25 at halftime. Floyd again led the Indians with four points in the quarter.

The Indians outscored the Hawks 15-14 in the third quarter but still trailed 58-40. Laquan Hogue led Dodge with six points in the quarter. Dodge continued to cut into Hardaway’s lead in the fourth quarter by outscoring them 20-12. The Indians cut the lead to eight points but could not get any closer as they lost 70-60. Floyd led the Indians with seven points in the final quarter.

Final scoring for the Indians against Hardaway was: Leonard Floyd, 18 points; Cyprin Burse, 12 points; Laquan Hogue, 11 points; Telvin Strutchen, nine points; Herschel Anderson, seven points; Javarris Gordon, three points.

In the Jeff Davis holiday tournament in Hazlehurst the final scoring for the Indians against Fitzgerald on Saturday, December 27 was: Cyprin Burse, 20 points; Jermayne Hamilton, 12 points; Telvin Strutchen, five points; Herschel Anderson, two points; Leonard Floyd, two points; Calvin Nash, two points. The final scoring for the Indians against Jeff Davis on Monday, December 29 was: Cyprin Burse, 20 points; Herschel Anderson, 12 points; Laquan Hogue, 12 points; Jermayne Hamilton, 10 points; Leonard Floyd, three points; Telvin Strutchen, three points; Calvin Nash, one point. The final scoring for the Indians against Appling County on Tuesday, December 30 was: Herschel Anderson, eight points; Telvin Strutchen, six points; Cyrpin Burse, five points; Laquan Hogue, five points; Leonard Floyd, three points; Curtis Rushing, two points; Jermayne Hamilton, one point.

The Indians get back into their region schedule as they hosted Vidalia on Tuesday, January 6. The Indians will also host East Laurens on Friday, January 9 and Dublin on Tuesday, January 13. All games begin at 6:00 p.m.