By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
MORRIS – The Pinson Valley Indians Boys’ Basketball team are on an absolute tear this year, now 17-0 on the season. Tuesday night, the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils had the unfortunate task of trying to take down the giants and that did not work out well at all. Pinson beat them in dominating fashion, 88-43.
The Indians would show a bit of mercy at the beginning, starting somewhat slow. They scored 17 in the first quarter while holding Mortimer Jordan to 12. That was as close as the game would get as Pinson would begin pouring on the points after the first quarter. Raymon McCants would lead Pinson with a pair of three-pointers in the first period.
Pinson would begin a 2-quarter scoring onslaught as they dominated Mortimer Jordan 28-8 in the second frame. Caleb White exploded for 11 points in the quarter, followed by teammates Terry Conor with 7 and Clyde Walters with 5. Pinson would take a commanding 45-20 lead into the break.
As if they were shot out of a canon, the Pinson Valley Indians would come out of the locker room and put up an outstanding 31 points on the Blue Devils while allowing only 16 on the defensive side of the ball. White added 10 more points to his spectacular night, paired with 6 points each from Amarion Bowens and Terry Conor.
In the fourth, Coach Barber would call off the dogs on offense while the defense continued to suffocate the Mortimer Jordan boys, holding them to 7 points in the final period while scoring 12 themselves. White and Terry’s younger brother, Austin Conor both had 5 points to lead the Indians in the quarter.
On the night, Pinson put 5 players in double digits in scoring. White led the way with 26 points, 4 steals and 3 rebounds. Terry Conor had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Amarion Bowens had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Raymon McCants had 12 points followed by Austin Conor with 10.
“I was pleased with how we played,” said Darrell Barber, head coach of the Indians. “We placed 5 guys in double figures and made 11 three-pointers.”
Pinson, the top-ranked team in Alabama 6A basketball and now nationally ranked #49 by MaxPreps, will look to stay red hot Thursday night as the travel to Plainview High School.