GDW Analysis:
GOOD HOPE: Seniors Tucker Malin and Jacob Haynes have become the one-two punch for Good Hope's basketball team.
Last week they showed solid play as Malin averaged 25.5 points in the Hanceville Thanksgiving Tournament with Haynes compiling 16.5 with the Raiders winning the tournament title.
On Monday, their first game of the December schedule was the same status, Malin ripped the cords for 26, Haynes was next with 19 and the Raiders scored a 74 to 63 victory against the Fairview Aggies.
Drew Adams' Raiders handed Thomas Ganus' Aggies their first loss in county play. Good Hope is 2 & 0 with Fairview 4 & 1.
Fairview held the upper hand through the first stanza leading 14 to 12. The game would see even numbers on the scoreboard six times prior to the Raiders going on a surge in the 2nd.
Good Hope outscored Fairview 21 to 9 with Haynes having 7 in the period and Malin getting 4.
Tyler Cone contributed a pair of FGs in the period and threes by Gavin Pace and Owen Armstrong served a purpose as well.
The Raiders held a 33 to 23 lead at halftime.
Malin would find his range by scoring 10 in the 3rd as Good Hope went up by the score of 51 to 36.
The largest advantage the Raiders would enjoy was at 17 points in the 3rd when Haynes scored to make it 43 to 26.
Fairview never stopped playing and began a scoring spree in the 4th. The Aggies ended the game with 27 in the final 8:00, nine coming from Landon Smith and eight by Carson Jones plus five by Zayden Cruce.
The Aggies cut the lead to a final margin of 11 when the Raiders missed their last five FT attempts after they shot respectably for much of the contest.
With Malin hitting for 26 and Haynes getting 19, Cone had a good outing by scoring 12 for the 5 & 0 Raiders.
Pace would get 10, Tucker Screws four and Armstrong three.
Smith's 14 would be the best for the Aggies, now 6 & 4. Jones had 11, Cruce 10, Blake Rickard 7, AJ Wood 7 and Jac Dunn 5.
Fairview is to host the Hanceville Bulldogs Tuesday at Joe Shults Gymnasium.
Good Hope's next game will be Thursday when the Raiders visit Hanceville.
Photo of Fairview coach Thomas Ganus (left) and Good Hope's Drew Adams in a pregame chat before the Aggies and Raiders met Monday at Good Hope Gymnasium.
GDW photo by Johnny Thornton.
