Both Union City teams saved their best for last against Crockett County.
School Communications Director Mike Hutchens said the end result was a Tornado doubleheader sweep of the Cavaliers in Union City’s first home games of the season.
A 19-6 fourth-quarter run rallied the Twisters to a 51-42 victory in Game 1, while the Union City boys made 8-of-9 free throws down the stretch to give Bill Kail his first Purple and Gold head coaching victory, 59-50, on Thursday night.
The girls improved to (2-0) in the opener as Sh’Nyla Moss sank 10 straight charities shots in the fourth quarter as part of her perfect 14-of-14 performance from the foul line. The All-State junior guard filled up the stat sheet with a game-high 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
The Tornado boys got a splendid 25-point, 12-rebound effort from sophomore Hollister Johnson, who punctuated his performance with six blocked shots and a pair of rim-rattling dunks.
Johnson and J.B. Thompson were money from the charity stripe at crunch time for Union City (1-1), which pulled away after the Cavs had closed to within 47-45 midway through the final frame.
Union City will play the last of three Hall of Champions games on Saturday night when it visits Lake County.
(photos: Mike Hutchens – School Communications Director)
