by Jeremy Hann
Below are the results for Southern Fulton Boys Basketball:
Everett 46 at Southern Fulton 56
Scoring by Quarters: EHS 14-7-9-16 – 46 SF 17-13-12-14 – 56
Rebounding: EHS – 14 SF – 15
Turnovers: EHS – 18 SF – 12
Southern Fulton beat Everett on Tuesday evening, December 19, 56 to 46. The Indians (2-1, 1-0 ICC South), led 17 to 14 at the end of one and 30 to 21 at halftime, never trailing in the game. The Indians were led by Hunter Ward with 16 points and 2 assists. Ethan Mellott had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Jett Burger had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Paul Hendershot had 7 points and 2 assists. Sammy Stotler added 4 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. Everett was led by Rylan Hicks with 11 points. Southern Fulton played a non-division ICC game, at home on Friday night, December 22, with Northern Bedford County.
Junior Varsity Everett 18 at Southern Fulton 38
Gaven Mellott led SF with 14 points
Northern Bedford County 28 at Southern Fulton 57
Scoring by Quarters: NBC 10-5-7-6 – 28 SF 18-16-8-15 – 57
Rebounding: NBC – 20 SF – 24
Turnovers: NBC – 18 SF – 6
Southern Fulton defeated Northern Bedford on Friday evening, December 22, 57 to 28 in an ICC cross division matchup. The Indians (3-1, 1-0 ICC South), led 34 to 15 at halftime and cruised to the win. The Indians were led by Ethan Mellott with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Hunter Ward had 13 points, 2 assists and 2 steals. Jett Burger had 7 points and 4 rebounds. Austin Mann had 7 points and 3 steals. Trentin Cain had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Paul Hendershot had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Sammy Stotler added 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Southern Fulton next played in a non- division ICC game, at Claysburg, on Saturday afternoon, December 23.
Junior Varsity Northern Bedford County 5 at Southern Fulton 45
Austin Mann led SF with 13 points
Southern Fulton 36 at Claysburg-Kimmel 38
Scoring by Quarters: CKHS 7-8-10-13 – 38 SF 7-7-9-13 – 36
Rebounding: CKHS – 23 SF – 20
Turnovers: CKHS – 8 SF – 12
Southern Fulton lost in a cross division ICC game on Saturday afternoon, December 23, by the score of 38 to 36. The Indians (3-2, 1-0 ICC South), were tied 7 to 7 at the end of one and went to the half down one. Although being down by as much as 7 points with roughly 4 minutes left to play, the Indians stormed back to within 3 points with less than a minute left and several opportunities that saw them come up short. Southern Fulton was led by Ethan Mellott with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Sam Stotler had 9 points and 3 steals. Hunter Ward had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Jett Burger had 6 points and 4 rebounds. Trentin Cain had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. Southern Fulton next played in a non-division ICC game, at Windber, on Mon- day.
Junior Varsity Southern Fulton 42 at Claysburg-Kimmel 25
Austin Mann led SF with 12 points
Southern Fulton 18 at Claysburg-Kimmel 9
Scoring by Quarters: SHC 3-0-4-2 – 9 SF 4-2-0-12 – 18
Rebounding: SHC – 12 SF – 14
Turnovers: SHC – 7 SF – 10
Southern Fulton traveled to Three Springs on Thursday night, December 21, to take on Southern Huntingdon County in a cross division ICC game. The Indians (4-2, 1-0 ICC South), had a 4 to 3 lead at the end of the first quarter and added two more in the second to take a three point lead to halftime. The third period was another slow scoring affair with Southern Huntingdon scoring four points and the Indians com- ing up empty. In the fourth quarter, Southern Fulton came alive and outscored the Rockets 12 to 2, winning the contest 18 to 9. Coach Jeremy Hann stated, “They were in a zone and wanted to sit back while we had the lead. We didn’t force the issue as we were already short on players. In the second half, they held it some, but then in the fourth, they had to come get us and we closed them out”.
Southern Fulton was led by Sam Stotler with 7 points and 3 steals. Hunter Ward had 5 points and 2 rebounds. Ethan Mellott had 2 points and 7 re-bounds. Trenton Cain had 2 points and 3 rebounds. Paul Hendershot added 2 points and 2 rebounds. Southern SF Fulton next played Legacy Christian, at the Berkeley Springs Holiday Tournament on Wednesday, December 27 at 6 p.m.
Junior Varsity Southern Fulton 35 at Claysburg-Kimmel 23
Austin Mann led SF with 13 points
Below are the results for Southern Fulton in the Berkeley Springs Holiday Tournament:
Southern Fulton 59 vs Legacy Christian Academy 10
Scoring by Quarters: LCA 2-2-2-4 – 10 SF 19-24-4-12 – 59
Rebounding: LCA – 14 SF – 27 Turnovers: LCA – 24 SF – 6
Southern Fulton went to Berkeley Springs Tuesday night, December 26, for the first round of its annual Holiday Tournament taking on Legacy Christian Academy and defeating the Saints 59 to 10. The Indians (5-2, 1-0 ICC South), led 19 to 2 and never trailed in the game on the way to the victory. Southern Fulton was led by Paul Hendershot with 13 points and 3 steals. Gaven Mellott had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Hunter Ward had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Jett Burger had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Ethan Mellott had 6 points and 4 steals. Austin Mann had 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Sam Stotler added 2 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. Southern Fulton played Berkeley Springs, in the Championship game, at the Berkeley Springs High School, on Thursday, December 28 at 8 p.m.
Southern Fulton 29 vs Berkeley Springs 25
Scoring by Quarters: BSHS 3-6-6-10 – 25 1-6-9-13 – 29
Rebounding: BSHS – 17 SF – 20 Turnovers: BSHS – 8 SF – 9
Southern Fulton took on Berkeley Springs in the championship game of their annual Holiday Tournament and beat the host 29-25 to win the title. The Indians (6- 2, 1-0 ICC South), trailed 9 to 7 at half time but took a one point lead into the fourth period 16-15. The game went back and forth but Southern Fulton’s Trentin Cain came up with a loose ball with just under two minutes remaining in the game and kicked it ahead to Hunter Ward for a layup and a 26-25 lead. The Indians then got a stop and closed out the game for the win. Southern Fulton was led by Tournament MVP Hunter Ward with 12 points and 1 block. All Tournament Selection Jett Burger had 6 points and 7 rebounds. All Tournament Selection Ethan Mellott had 4 points and 4 rebounds. Sammy Stotler had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Trentin Cain added 2 points and a block.
Southern Fulton next played at Tussey Mt., in a Non-Division ICC matchup, on Wednesday, January 3 at 6 p.m.
SOUTHERN FULTON INDIANS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM: Front row, left to right: Clayton Carpenter, Ethan Mellott and Hunter Ward. Second row: Head Coach Jeremy Hann, Gaven Mellott, Sammy Stotler, Austin Mann, Jett Burger, Trentin Cain and Assistant Coach Jeremy Clingerman. Back row: Paul Hendershot, Teagan Ritz, Blaine Fischer and Garrett Price.
