Watson Chapel scored a marquee victory in high school boys basketball Tuesday night, defeating 3A state runner-up Dumas 69-62 at Leslie Henderson Gymnasium.
Jai'Kori Phillips scored 23 points and had 5 rebounds to lead the Wildcats, who are now 2-0 at home under first-year coach Jevon Barnes. Khamani Cooper nearly recorded a double-double, totaling 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists; and Joseph Dockett added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Watson Chapel, which finished as 4A South Region runner-up the past two seasons, opened the season with a 74-42 win over Fountain Lake last Friday. The Wildcats' next game will be at home against longtime rival White Hall on Nov. 22.
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Greers Ferry West Side 43, Watson Chapel 39 (Wed.)
In the Clinton tournament, Shawna Carlton scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the second half, and the Lady Eagles won a decisive fourth quarter after trailing 26-14 at halftime.
Alyssa Smith had 10 points, all in the first half, for West Side (3-4), which ended a four-game skid. West Side and Watson Chapel were tied at 31-all going into the final 8 minutes.
Watson Chapel (0-4), which has only one senior on its roster, was led by Trinity Mitchner's 15 points. Mitchner sank 3 of the Lady Wildcats' 7 3-point buckets, one game after they failed to score from the arc against Greenbrier.
Keyundra Sanders added 9 points for the Lady Wildcats.
Watson Chapel will host White Hall at 6 p.m. Nov. 22.
Greenbrier 46, Watson Chapel 30 (Tue.)
At Clinton, sophomore Kha'leyce Cooper scored half of the Lady Wildcats' points in a loss to the Lady Panthers.
Greenbrier jumped out to a 21-5 lead after the first quarter, although Watson Chapel pulled within 36-28 going into the final period.
Ashlynn Newton had 12 points, and Abbey Bangs scored 11 for the Lady Panthers (1-3), who made 5 3-point shots as a team.