CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WRCB) -- D.J. Bowles scored a game-high 24 points and hit eight of nine free throws in the closing three minutes to hold off rival Bradley Central for a 63-61 road win Tuesday night.
The Blue Raiders (7-2, 4-0 in District 5-AAA) opened double-digit leads in each half, only to watch the host Bears storm back. Cleveland pushed ahead 57-45 with 2:57 to play, but nearly collapsed as Bradley Central answered with an 11-2 run to pull within 59-56 with 39 seconds to play.
The Blue Raiders sealed it at the free throw line, and Bradley hit a basket at the buzzer for the final two-point margin.
Miles Morgan led the Bears (7-3, 1-2) with 17 points. Jarod Rhodes added 16 for Cleveland.
Other scores from Tuesday night:
Boys Basketball
Red Bank 48, Soddy-Daisy 41
Ooltewah 69, Walker Valley 67
Polk County 47, Tellico Plains 42
Rhea County 61, McMinn County 56
Calhoun 50, Coahulla Creek 43
Ridgeland 82, Grace Academy 74
LaFayette 54, Pepperell 45
Dalton 70, Northwest Whitfield 68
Dade County 90, North Murray 98
Girls Basketball
Bradley Central 66, Cleveland 44
Soddy-Daisy 36, Red Bank 27
Ooltewah 37, Walker Valley 35
Meigs County 50, Sequatchie County 47
McMinn County 54, Rhea County 47
Grundy County 78, Notre Dame 28
Tellico Plains 46, Polk County 42
Calhoun 101, Coahulla Creek 26
Sonoravilla 66, LFO 39
Grace Academy 39, Ridgeland 26
Northwest Whitfield 63, Dalton 39
Dade County 55, North Murray 40
