Basketball standouts join 1,000-point club

Murfreesboro Daily News Journal

Providence Christian Academy's Liza Jane Jones joined the 1,000-point club Saturday. Pictured are her brothers, Jack Jones and Pruitt Jones, Liza Jane Jones, PCA coach Tara James, sister Mary Margaret Jones and parents Tracy and John Jones.

A pair of area basketball standouts reached the 1,000-point milestone recently.

Middle Tennessee Christian's Nate Howell accomplished the feat last week against Battle Ground Academy. The Cougars won 76-66 as Howell scored 23 points, including two 3-pointers.

MTCS coach Jason Piercey presents Nate Howell with a game ball after Howell surpassed the 1,000-point mark last week.

On Saturday, Providence Christian Academy's Liza Jane Jones went over 1,000 points in a 63-62 loss to Ezell-Harding.

Jones scored 18 points in the loss, which was the first setback of the season for PCA (7-1).

Blackman wrestling goes 5-0 in Ohio

Blackman's wrestling team had a big day at the Oak Hills Duals in Cincinnati on Saturday.

The Blaze went 5-0 on the day.

The closest match for Blackman was in the finale, a 43-34 win over Lebanon (Ohio).

In other matches, Blackman defeated Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Ky.) 82-0, Lakota East (Ohio) 58-22, Oak Hills 52-21 and Bellbrook (Ohio) 66-7.

Blackman wrestlers Alex Rose (106 pounds), Brooks Sacharczyk (160), Landon Fowler (170) and Jamil Hughes (285) all went unbeaten on the day.

The Blaze are ranked 13th in the Tennessee Wrestling Coaches poll.

Area All-Stars shine

Several area football players finished their high school careers on a high note, helping the East All-Stars defeat the West 16-10 in the East-West contest Friday at Austin Peay.

The biggest impact came from Riverdale senior and 6A Mr. Football winner Savion Davis, who caught an 83-yard touchdown pass from region mate Alontae Taylor (Coffee County) that proved to be the game-winner.

Davis finished with 14 yards on six carries and the long TD reception.

Oakland senior Jeron Rooks had 8 yards on five carries as the East squad was held to just 116 yards on the ground in the defensive battle.

Blackman's Ben Kalu had four tackles and a sack (for a 13-yard loss) while Smyrna's Lennon Harris had three tackles and two pass breakups. Former Blackman standout Amauri Burks (Tullahoma) had four tackles for the East.

Taylor was the offensive MVP for the East. Mt. Juliet's Tony Thompson was defensive MVP.

Reach Cecil Joyce at cjoyce@dnj.com or 615-278-5168 and on Twitter @Cecil_Joyce.