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High School Basketball Roundup for December 19th

State Farm Holiday Tournament at Riverdale (Boys)
Northeast 79, LaVergne 69

Clarksville Sports NetworkClarksville, TN – Here are scores from last night’s high school basketball action from Clarksville area high schools.

In Murfreesboro, Alex Poythress scored a career-high 47 points, hauled in 17 rebounds, and blocked nine shots as the Northeast Eagles warded off upset-minded LaVergne 79-69 in double overtime in the opening game of the State Farm Holiday Tournament at Riverdale.

Queen City Christmas Tournament (Boys)

(Game 1) Dyer County 101, Northwest 41
(Game 2) Kenwood 75, Cheatham County 43

  • Northwest suffered a 101-41 loss to unbeaten Dyer County High School in the opening game of the 2011 Queen City Christmas Tournament at Kenwood.
  • In the nightcap, Kenwood dispatched Cheatham County 75-43. With the win, the Knights improved to 10-1 on the year.

State Farm Holiday Tournament at Riverdale (Girls)

Memphis Central 66, Rossview 31

  • In the lone only girls game of the day, Rossview fell from the undefeated ranks and lost to Memphis Central 66-31 at State Farm Holiday Tournament at Riverdale. Janie White posted 11 points and Caitlin Campbell added eight in the loss.

State Farm Holiday Tournament at Riverdale (Boys)

West Creek 60, Huntingdon 32

  • In the Riverdale nightcap, West Creek held off a scrappy Huntingdon bunch 60-32.
James D. Horne
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James D. Horne began his writing career at the Carrollton Missouri Democrat in 1995, and was the assistant sports editor/writer for the Hammond Louisiana Daily Star for two years.  In 1998, Horne became the Missouri Basketball beat writer for the Columbia Daily Tribune. He joined The Leaf-Chronicle in Oct. 2003 as the lead prep writer and became the Austin Peay beat writer in March of 2005. During his career he won a state association sports writing award at the Daily Star and two while at the Leaf-Chronicle. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Horne earned his B.A in communications from Central Methodist University in Fayette Missouri.
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