The J.Z. George boys put together a solid fourth quarter as the Jaguars rallied from a nine-point deficit to knock off East Webster 60-56 on Jan. 28 in their final Region 2-2A contest of the regular season.
J.Z. George (8-12 overall, 2-2 in district) trailed 41-32 after the third quarter but outscored the Wolves 28-15 in the fourth period.
"We made some defensive adjustments and changed our offensive game plan. We couldn’t make a shot from the outside, so we started taking it to them inside," said J.Z. George first-year head coach LeQuell Allen of the fourth-quarter rally.
J.Z. George trailed 14-12 after one and 26-20 at the half.
D’Anthony McGlothan had 25 points, and Malik Branch tallied 15. Keldrick Glover tacked on 14.
In the girls’ game, East Webster beat the Lady Jags 66-48 as it led 24-10 after one, 38-24 at the half and 56-32 after the third period.
Jasmine Newman led J.Z. George, which went 1-3 in region play, with 24 points. Tashanda Fleming had 11, and Tyeshia Grant notched six points.
The Lady Jaguars turned on the jets in the second half as they rallied to beat Nanih Waiya 52-39 this past Saturday in a game played in North Carrollton.
The boys did not play because more than half of the Nanih Waiya team was dealing with the flu.
The Lady Jags (6-15 overall) trailed 10-9 after the first period. They tied the game at 22-22 by halftime, and J.Z. George went in front 37-33 by the end of the third with a 15-11 run. Their defense stymied the Lady Warriors in the fourth as they held a 15-6 scoring advantage.
Fleming led the way with 18 points, and Newman tacked on 12. Jakyla Winters had 11 points.
J.Z. George closes out the regular season Friday at Coffeeville. The Region 2 Tournament will be held next week at Calhoun City.
