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Red Level gets area win

 Red Level varsity boys won tonight against Goshen, R.L came out and buit a big lead but it slipped away and they settle for a 10 pints win after clearing the bench. Leading scorers were DJ Sankey 22 points, Cale Nolen 19 points and Jonathon Griggs 14. Red level will travel to WS Neal thursday night.

Luverne sweeps the Tigers
(correspondent to Program23)

Friday Night was a battle of Tigers as the Red level Tigers took on the Luverne Tigers, In the end it was Luverne sweeping Red Level in all three contest.

The R.L B-team started the night off with some great basketball in a game similar to a tennis match with each team swapping leads "back-and-forth" numerous times.  Red level had a chance to win with 24 seconds left as a loose ball went out of bounds.  Excited fans watched as the closest official signaled R.L ball but the official away from the ball overruled him and gave the ball back to Luverne creating a quick foul situation for R.L to try and pull out a win but in the end it was Luverne winning by a score of 37 to 34.

Varsity Tigers

In the final contest of the night it was the varsity boys turn to try and break up the sweep, it was no small task as Luverne has a much larger and taller team which allowed them to control the boards in the previous contest between these two teams in which Luverne won 63 - 55, tonight's game would eventually turn out the same with Luverne winning 70 - 61.

The area contest started with both teams going toe to toe swapping baskets, Princeton Ryce came out on a tear scoring 8 points in the first quarter - when the final buzzer sounded after one it was Red level leading 18 - 17. The second quarter started out better for the Tigers of Red Level as they forced several turnovers and pulled ahead of Luverne by 13 points with the score at the end of two in Red Level's favor, 39 - 26.

Half time seemed to work against Red Level as the start of the third quarter belonged all to the Tigers of Luverne and the fast pace high pressure defense lead to some very quick turnovers and easy buckets that erased the thirteen point lead, by the four minute mark of the 3rd quarter Luverne had tied the game at 39 - 39.  Red Level's inability to score the first four minutes of the third was finally erased as Terrance Marshall's free throw broke the ice and got some points on the board for Red Level.  The host Tigers got back on track and regrouped, trailing Luverne 45 - 47 at the end of the third. In the 4th some clutch shooting by Luverne's Fred Hawkins knocking down 2 straight long range jumpers put Luverne up by 6 and created an uphill battle the rest of the way as Red Level lost by a final score of 70-61.

The R.L Tigers played a great game and came out with some great intensity that the fans loved to see. R.L had 3 players in foul trouble for most of the 2nd half but they gave it all they had when they were in the game. Red level was led in scoring by Cale Nolen with 19 points, Followed by DJ Sankey with 13, Princeton Ryce had 12, Jonathon Griggs had 7 followed by Ray Knight with 6. The Tigers will be on the road for the remainder of the season.

Red Level vs Highland Home

The Red Level boys fall to the Flying Squadron 50-65. 

While the girls got back into the area win column, the boys fell further behind in their region with their fifth area loss of the year.  The Flying Squadron sprinted out to a 7-0 lead thanks to five straight points by Dallas Arrington and a driving jumper by Deymond Sankey. It looked like the Tigers might get run out of their own building, but Red Level fought back with Ray Knight, Cale Nolen, and D.J. Sankey helping Red Level climb back to within two, 17-19 after one.  The Flying Squadron again came out on fire to start the second, with Randy McGough hitting an NBA range three to start the period. The Tigers found themselves down by 10 before they even recorded their first basket of the quarter, but again went on to get back into the game later in the period.
D.J. Sankey and Princeton Ryce led an 8-0 Red Level run, cutting into the Highland Home lead 28-33 at the break.

Both teams traded baskets in the third, with Deymond Sankey putting the exclamation point on a 44-34 Flying Squadron lead with a put-back slam with 3:50 left in the quarter.  Highland Home eventually went up by 12 on a layup by Anthony Merriweather, but a Drae Riley jumper at the buzzer kept Red Level only 10 points away.  Though the Tigers had managed to stay close, Highland Home blew the game wide open in the final period, stretching their lead to 59-44 midway through the fourth quarter. Both teams emptied their benches and Red Level moved to 9-9 on the season with the loss.  Deymond Sankey had 15 for Highland Home, while D.J. Sankey and Knight had 11 and 9 points, respectively, in the loss.

In other action, Trevor Williams led the Red Level B-Team past Highland Home 61-43. The junior had 16 points in the contest.

Red Level starts ball rolling....

The B-team started things off on the positive track as the Tigers defeated Highland Home Flying Squadron 61-43.  Trevor Williams led the scoring with 16, Jeff Day (11), Luke Sharpe (10), Leonard Palmer (10) and Mathew Bond (8) added for Red Level.

The Varsity fall in another area game 50 - 65.  DJ Sankey had 11 and Ray Knight 9 in the losing effort.

Red Level splits at Georgiana

Red Level B-Team 58 - Georgiana 39
Lady Tigers 44 - Georgiana 37
Georgiana 75 - Red Level 63

Red Level falls to Luverne

All three Red Level teams dropped their games to the Luverne Tigers, including an overtime loss by the Lady Tigers and a 63-55 varsity defeat.  Fred Hawkins was dominate leading Luverne to 9-3 with their area win over the Red Level Tigers.  Clay Marshall poured in 18 points as the host Red Level Tigers couldn't turn things around for the second straight area loss. 

Red Level advances

 Red Level boys won over Straughn 74 - 51 - taking an early lead and never looking back.  Red Level's fast, high pressure defense forced Straughn out of their game plan. Red Level was lead in scoring by Jonathon Griggs with 17, Cale Nolen 16, DJ Sankey 15, Terrance Marshall 10, Ray Knight and Princeton Ryce had 6 each.

After allowing back to back 72 point games, the Red Level defense has really stepped up - resulting in a lot of forced turnovers and some easy baskets.

Bracket

Red Level drops to Florala  - but
Lady Tigers win

Florala got things back on track after losing to 4A Andalusia on Tuesday evening.  The Wildcats travel to Georgiana for another 2A contest.  Florala defeated the Tigers - 72 - 58 .  Red Level falls to 5-4 and Florala improves to 4-5. 

Red Level splits area match-ups

 Red Level played their first area games Tuesday evening traveling the road against Highland Home. The junior varsity team played a  very close game against the Flying Squadron and Highland Home made a last second shot to win the game by 2 points.

The Red Level girls kept the crowd's intensity level up in another neck and neck hardwood showdown.  Opposite of the JV's final outcome this time it was the Red Level Lady Tigers scoring with 4 seconds remaining to give the girls the win by 2 points. This Lady Tigers are now 1-0 in 2A area 2.

The Red Level Varsity boys' game was nothing like the first two games as Highland Home dominated control of the game from start to finish.  Highland Home defeated Red Level 72, 57 and lead the area standings.  Red Level drops to 0-1. The Tigers scoring leader was Princeton Ryce with 14 and Jonathon Griggs with 12 points.

All 3 teams will be back in action on Friday night against Florala.

Red Level sweeps McKenzie
(program23 - Red Level correspondent)

Red Level rebounded from losing at 4A Hillcrest by gathering a big broom for McKenzie in all 3 games. The B-team got the action started and jumped out to a big lead in the 1st qtr and kept pouring it on for a big win. Coach Kelley was able to give his entire bench some playing time.

The Red Level Varsity boys continued what the 1st two teams started they jumped out to a quick lead and coasted through the 1st half, playing about 10 guys deep building a 37 - 22 lead at the half. Red Level really turned up the heat in the 3rd qtr scoring quick and often with 28 points for a 3rd qtr 65 to 26 lead.  Coach Kelley put in the remaining subs and finished the entire 4th in conservative fashion winning the game 80 to 46. 

Ray Knight had 15 points, followed by Cale Nolen with 12, Clay Marshall 9, and Princeton Ryce 8.  Red Level will return to action on Tuesday night with a very important area game at Highland Home. This year R.L was placed in a new area, with 5 teams including Goshen, Georgiana, Luverne, Highland Home and R.L.

Red Level wins tight contest over Brantley

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 Red Level possibly played their best game of the season against the 1A Brantley Bulldogs.  2A Red Level jumped out to a early lead and held on by 9 at the half. The 3rd quarter started off with Brantley making a comeback run when numerous 3 pointers tied the game by the end of the 3rd qtr. The game was neck and neck throughout the 4th qtr and with 20 seconds left, Red Level had possession of the ball and ran the clock down taking the last shot. Princeton Ryce was fouled and went to the line with 3 seconds left, Ryce who previously made 2 free throws just moments earlier to tie the game connected on 1 of 2 giving the Tigers a 58 to 57 advantage. Brantley had a good shot at the buzzer but it was just off as Red Level held on for the win 58 to 57.

Red Level was lead in scoring by Jonathon Griggs with 18 points, followed by Cale Nolen with 16 points and DJ Sankey with 14 points.

Red Level battles Opp

The Opp Bobcats won the fourth quarter and fought back a late charge by the Red Level Tigers to hold on for their second win of the season. Rhett Barnes hit four 3-point shots and was 10-16 from the free-throw line to lead the Bobcats with 26 points. Ray Knight countered for the Tigers scoring 21 with 7 of 9 from "charity". Red Level took an early lead with speed and defense outscoring the Bobcats 16-9. It could still be football mentality for the Tigers as they are trying to get settled into basketball season, but sloppy play and turnovers allowed the hosting Bobcats an "Opp"ortunity to come back. The Tigers took a 29-25 halftime advantage, but the Bobcats, led by the "downtown" shooting of Barnes - come back and close the gap at the end of the 3rd quarter 41-42. Both teams turned the ball over and missed open shots, but with 4:56 remaining the score was knotted at 46. Red Level briefly held the lead at 3:34 49-48, but the play of was more consistent and with less than a minute to play the Bobcats held a 5 point lead. Both teams battled til the end but the Bobcats closed out a successful evening winning three out of three. The Bobcats Junior Varsity team won 51-25, while the Lady Bobcats remained undefeated winning a close contest 46-41.

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