Timberlake Christian made 24 of 30 free throws to hold off Fuqua in Farmville. The Tornadoes led comfortably throughout, but Fuqua closed with 25 fourth-quarter points on hot shooting to make things interesting late.
Nathan Williams scored 24 points and Matt Durand added 18 to lead the Tornado attack, while Jon Kelley scored 10. Terry Tripp led Fuqua with 14 points and Valdo Cucue added 13.
The News & Advance
| Score by quarter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
| TCS Tornadoes | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 65 |
| Fuqua | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 55 |
| Team stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| TCS | Fuqua | |
| Points | 65 | 55 |
| FGs made | 19 | 22 |
| 3pt FGs made | 3 | 4 |
| Free throws | 24-30 | 7-12 |
| Total fouls | 14 | 24 |
| TCS player statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS |
| Nathan Williams | 8 | 1 | 7-7 | 24 |
| Matt Durand | 5 | 1 | 7-9 | 18 |
| Jon Kelley | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | 12 |
| Andrew Loring | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 6 |
| Markus Muhler | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Totals | 19 | 3 | 24-30 | 65 |
| Fuqua player statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS |
| Tripp | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 14 |
| Cucue | 5 | 1 | 2-2 | 13 |
| Boscon | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 9 |
| Martin | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 7 |
| Williams | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| C. Irvin | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| T. Irvin | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Totals | 22 | 4 | 7-12 | 55 |