WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & SportsTyner, McCallie among day-one winners at Best of Preps

Tyner holds off Ooltewah to stay unbeaten
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- In a game that never saw a lead larger than five points, Tyner picked the perfect time to make its only run.

A 10-2 surge to end the game was enough to lift Tyner to a 56-51 win over Ooltewah in the opening round of the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament on Wednesday night at CSAS.

Trey Suttles scored 19 points to lead the Rams, who remained undefeated at 9-0. Travis Murphy was the only other Ram in double figures, finishing with 11.

Suttles scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half, including four in the key closing stretch. His tip-in with four minutes to go gave the Rams a 50-49 lead they would not relinquish.

Down 52-49, Mikhail Creech's steal and slam pulled the Owls within one with 1:14 to play, but another Suttles bucket and a missed 3-pointer by Antonio Jackson with 14 seconds to play helped the Rams seal the win.

Andre Moton led Ooltewah (7-2) with 18 points. Jervon Johnson added 10, but was limited by foul trouble in the first half.

James leads McCallie past Cleveland
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- Cordell James scored 21 points as McCallie ran away early then had to hold off Cleveland late for a 67-58 win in the opening round of the Times Free Press Best of Preps Tournament on Wednesday night at CSAS.

James was one of four players in double figures for McCallie, which remained unbeaten at 7-0. C.J. Reese finished with 16 points, while Terrance O'Donahue added 13 and Jamal Calvin chipped in 11.

The Blue Tornado used a 14-0 run to open a double-digit lead at the end of the first quarter, then ripped off a 9-0 stretch in the third quarter after Cleveland had cut the lead to six.

The Blue Raiders rallied again to pull within 56-54 with just under two minutes to play, but McCallie answered with its final surge of the night, an 11-2 run to close the game.

D.J. Bowles and C.J. Bryant each scored 12 points to lead Cleveland (8-3), while Jarod Rhodes added 11.

Baylor girls rout Northwest Whitfield
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) -- Megan Ausdran and Amber Howard both scored in double figures to lead the Baylor girls to a 50-23 win over Northwest Whitfield on day one of the annual Times Free Press Best of Preps high school basketball tournament at CSAS.

The Lady Red Raiders dialed up the defense early to jump out to a double-digit first-quarter lead and never looked back. Ausdran finished led all scorers with 15 points and Howard added a dozen.

Autumn Blackwell led the Lady Bruins with 10 points, but standout post player Carley Fetzer was held to single digits.

Baylor advances to face Cleveland in the girls' bracket semifinals on Thursday. The Lady Blue Raiders routed Tyner 61-19 earlier Wednesday.

The 24-game, three-day tournament will continue through Friday.

Times Free Press Best of Preps Scores (all games at CSAS)

Girls
Baylor 50, Northwest Whitfield 23
Cleveland 61, Tyner 19
GPS 71, East Hamilton 45
Chattanooga Christian 42, LFO 39

Boys
Red Bank 61, CSAS 54
Baylor 53, Notre Dame 31
McCallie 67, Cleveland 58
Tyner 56, Ooltewah 51

Thursday schedule
East Hamilton vs. LFO (girls consolation) -- 10am
CSAS vs. Cleveland (boys consolation) -- 11:30am
Tyner vs. Northwest Whitfield (girls consolation) -- 1pm
Notre Dame vs. Ooltewah (boys consolation) -- 2:30pm
GPS vs. Chattanooga Christian (girls semifinal) -- 4pm
Red Bank vs. McCallie (boys semifinal) -- 5:30pm
Baylor vs. Cleveland (girls semifinal) -- 7pm
Tyner vs. Baylor (boys semifinal) -- 8:30pm

Other prep basketball scores from Wednesday night:

Boys
Dalton 63, East Ridge 61
Northwest Whitfield 42, Adairsville 32
Murray County 61, Southeast Whitfield 51
LaFayette 61, Heritage 52
Signal Mountain 79, South Pittsburg 47
Soddy-Daisy 53, Soddy-Daisy 44

Girls
CPA 67, Ridgeland 15
Grundy County 63, Hickman County 49
LaFayette 49, Southeast Whitfield 46
North Murray 43, Berkmar 39
Dalton 56, Gilmer County 31