MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Thomas Night Hawks faced off against the Mobile Rams in the quarterfinals of the SSAC Basketball Tournament on Thursday afternoon.
The two teams went back-and-forth in the early stages as there were six lead changes and three ties before the nine-minute mark in the first half. Mobile took the lead on a three-point shot from Treylan Smith, the shot also sparked a quick 8-0 to put the Night Hawks behind, however
Tyson Anderson responded with a quick shot to cut the lead to six. Following a Rams basket,
Noah Lattin dropped in a layup and Anderson hit a midrange shot to bring the deficit to four. Zion Hunter knocked down another three, but Thomas refused to go away as Lattin answered back with a dunk and then Anderson got a steal and found
Deonta Jones on the fastbreak for layup to go down by three. Mobile hit another three-pointer and the Night Hawks went into the locker room down six.
The second half saw the Night Hawks continuing to battle, knocking down shots and clawing out of the deficit, but Mobile continued to be efficient on offense holding Thomas at bay.
Jailin Lee brought the lead down to three after a couple of shots at the charity stripe. But The Rams kept the offensive pressure going and held the lead to end of the game.
Anderson paced the Night Hawks in scoring, finishing with 18 points along with seven rebounds five assists and two steals.
Chris Dorbor had 11 points, five boards and an assist and steal. Finally, Lattin ended with eight points, six rebounds, a block and a steal.
The game ends the season for the Night Hawks as they finish the season with a 17-13 record, going 9-9 in SSAC Play.
