GDW Analysis:
GOOD HOPE: A large crowd was on hand Tuesday to see Good Hope middle school get its basketball season under way in claiming victory vs. Hanceville Middle School.
7th grade:
Hanceville 2 4 6 8 - 20
Good Hope 14 10 7 10 - 41
Ean Edmondson scored 14, Kol McSwain 7 for Good Hope.
Jett Jones 13 for Hanceville
Girls:
Hanceville 0 6 8 9 - 17
Good Hope 0 6 14 9 - 29
Bentley scored 8 for Good Hope
Blakely Sharp scored 9 for Hanceville
8th grade:
Hanceville 5 11 3 7 - 26
Good Hope 14 12 10 6 - 42
Elijah Bailey scored 17, Rylyn Dockery scored 10 for Good Hope.
Kaden Coker scored 8, Andrew Burns 7 for Hanceville.
A fast start in the 7th grade game for Good Hope had the Raiders up 14 to 2 after the first and 24 to 6 by halftime.
The Good Hope girls gained control in the 3rd period after the battle was tied with Hanceville at the break.
Good Hope tallied a 14 to 2 and went to the final stanza with a 20 to 8 advantage.
In the 8th grade clash, Hanceville made up a 14 to 5 deficit o trail 17 to 14 before Good Hope finished on a 9 to 2 run and led at the half 26 to 16.
The Raiders broke the game open on a 10 to 3 surge in the 3rd to lead 36 to 19.
Up next:
Good Hope: At Parkside Thursday 4:00 (G) 5:00
Hanceville: Vs. Vinemont Thursday 4:30, 5:30 (G), 6:30.
Photo of Hanceville middle school girls coach Madison Bruer (left) and Beth Taylor of Good Hope middle school in a pregame meeting with the officials Tuesday at Good Hope MS Gymnasium.
GDW photo by Johnny Thornton.
