MS Roundup: Rucker-Stewart girls knock Ellis out of first-place tie

Thursday’s Sumner County Conference action saw a three-team tie atop the girls’ standings reduced to two, as visiting Rucker-Stewart handed Ellis its first loss in round-robin action, a 26-19 setback.

The Lady Cougars dropped into a tie for third with the Lady Rams, with both teams now 4-1 in round-robin play.

Ellis’ boys improved to 4-1 in round-robin play and a tie for third place with a 42-28 victory over Rucker Stewart.

Station Camp boys 60, Portland East 22: Colin Smith scored 13 points and Kheller Die added 10 for the Bison (6-1 overall, 4-1 in round-robin play). Station Camp outscored Portland East 20-7 in the third quarter to pull away.

>> Station Camp’s girls remained perfect with a 30-11 victory over the Lady Panthers, improving to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in round-robin play.

PORTLAND EAST (22) – Duncan Smallwood 9, Hunter Hicks 5, Dawson Kennedy 5, LeCyrus House 3.

STATION CAMP (60) – Colin Smith 13, Kheller Die 10, Tim Lark 8, Kilon Williams 8, Chase Burns 7, Ray Davis 4, Caden Miller 4, Devin Priddy 4, Tyler Moore 2.

Half: 24-8, Station Camp. Three-point goals: Portland East 2 (House 1, Kennedy 1), Station Camp 3 (Die 2, Burns 1). Records: Portland East 1-6 overall, 1-4 in Sumner County Conference round-robin play; Station Camp 6-1, 4-1.

Knox Doss girls 34, Shafer 21: Katie Dugger and Bri Wade each scored 10 points as the Lady Mustangs (3-4, 3-2) defeated Shafer (1-6, 0-5). Emma Donley led the Lady Wave with a game-high 12 points.

>> Knox Doss rolled to a 56-13 victory over Shafer, improving to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in round-robin play to stay tied for first place with Hunter.

SHAFER (21) – Emma Donley 12, Morgan Crossland 6, Talon Crenshaw 2, Kiersten Meslen 1.

KNOX DOSS (34) – Katie Dugger 10, Bri Wade 10, Natasia Jones 8, Amaya Hutchinson 6.

Half: 19-11, Knox Doss. Three-point goals: Shafer 1 (Donley 1), Knox Doss 1 (Dugger 1). Records: Shafer 1-6 overall, 0-5 in Sumner County Conference round-robin play; Knox Doss 3-4, 3-2.

Reach Chris Brooks at cbrooks@tennessean.com or at 615-575-7118. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @CBrooksTN, and on Snapchat @cbrooksgne.

Sumner County Conference standings

Boys                     Games 3-11        Overall

Knox Doss           5-0                        7-0

Hunter                  5-0                        5-2

Station Camp      4-1                        6-1

Ellis                       4-1                        4-3

Hawkins               2-3                        4-3

Rucker-Stewart  2-3                        2-5

White House       1-4                        3-4

Shafer                  1-4                        3-4

Portland East      1-4                        1-6

Portland West    0-5                        0-7

Girls                      Games 3-11        Overall

Hunter                  5-0                        7-0

Station Camp      5-0                        7-0

Ellis                       4-1                        5-2

Rucker-Stewart  4-1                        6-1

Knox Doss           3-2                        3-4

Portland West    2-3                        3-4

White House       2-3                        3-4

Shafer                  0-5                        1-6

Hawkins               0-5                        0-7

Portland East      0-5                        0-7

Thursday’s scores

Boys

Hawkins 43, White House 35

Knox Doss 56, Shafer 13

Station Camp 60, Portland East 22

Ellis 42, Rucker-Stewart 28

Hunter 43, Portland West 32

Girls

White House 40, Hawkins 9

Knox Doss 34, Shafer 21

Station Camp 30, Portland East 11

Rucker-Stewart 26, Ellis 19

Hunter 53, Portland West 17

Monday’s games

Portland West at White House

Hawkins at Shafer

Knox Doss at Portland East

Station Camp at Rucker-Stewart

Ellis at Hunter