Gators Defeat Warriors 60-46 for First Region Win of the Season

Lake View’s #10 Darius Leonard shoots for two points and is fouled. (Photos by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD.)

The Lake View Wild Gators jumped out to an early lead on Tuesday that helped them roll past the Creek Bridge Warriors 60-46.

Lake View took a 17-7 lead in the first and widened it with a 17-12 second quarter to lead 34-19 at the half. The Wild Gators outscored Creek Bridge 10-6 in the third, and a 19-14 rally from the Warriors in the fourth wasn’t enough to close the gap, giving the Wild Gators their first region win of the season.

Darius Leonard earned a game high 20 points for Lake View, with Michael Paige adding 16 and Chris Ford earning 12. Jamal Ford and Jeremy Moody each added six points in the win.

Rodgers led Creek Bridge with a team high 16 points with Graves adding 13 and Braham adding eight. Gause scored four, Eaddy added three, and Williamson scored two.

With the win, Lake View improves their record to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in Region 8A.

This Friday, January 18, the Wild Gators will travel to Latta to face the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 22, Lake View will be back home to host the Green Sea-Floyds Trojans. Make plans to attend to support our local teams!

Photos by Johnnie Daniels/THE DILLON HERALD. Click images below to view at full size!

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