GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 G-Men bite Bulldogs in SWD opener by 20 By LARRY HYPES Bluefield Daily Telegraph TAZEWELL, Va.  Graham bit the Bulldogs 77-57 Friday night in Southwest District action boys action, methodically pulling away in the second half. An early Tazewell lead melted away underneath a rash of turnovers as the young Bulldogs struggled at times to hold on to the ball. The G-Men (3-7, 1-0) trailed early but kept up a consistent defense that ultimately wore down Tazewell (2-11, 0-2) with a withering three-guard attack which kept the THS defense off balance. Five G-Men scored in double digits as Glynn Carlock’s team grabbed its opening district win. “We played well at times,†noted Carlock, “but I was not completely pleased with our pressure. We get where we need to be, and now we have to get our traps working right.†After Jared Angles and T. J. Taxley got the Bulldogs off and running to an 18-17 first quarter lead, the G-Men rallied and steadily pulled away. J.D. Hunter’s floor play and 11-of-17 effort at the free throw line, coupled with a sparkling effort from Kevin Thompson and T. J. Carper, kept Graham in control in the second half. Thompson scored 10, but chipped in with six assists, five rebounds, and seven steals. Carper had 15 points to go along with five assists, six steals, and four deflections. For Coach Lee Walker’s Bulldogs, Taxley worked hard under the boards and came away leading all scorers with 20 points. Angles added 15 while Darrell Wess notched 10. “We have to protect the ball,†sighed Walker. “I think we had 32 turnovers. We were often in position to make an offensive play if only we had held on to the ball. “But we are young, that’s going to happen, and we just have to work our way out of it. I’m not happy with the result but I like the effort. Our guys are going to turn this thing around.†Graham host Pulaski County tonight while Tazewell is off until Jan. 23 when the Bulldogs travel to Carroll County for a stretch of four games in six days. GRAHAM (3-7, 1-0) Kevin Thompson 2 5-7 10, T.J. Carper 7 1-1 15, Steven Brown 4 5-6 13. Jason Palmer 3 1-3 7, Will Cole 1 0-0 3, T.J. Lowery 6 0-0 13. Totals 25 23-34 77. TAZEWELL (2-11, 0-2) Jared Angles 5 4-5 15 , T. J. Taxley 8 3-6 20, Darrell Wess 5 0-0 10, Lathel Mountain 0 1-2 1, Trey Lambert 1 0-0 2, J. J. Johnson 0 0-2 0, Bill Cronce 1 0-0 2, Colton Cook 0 0-0 0, Jordan Robinson 2 1-1 5, Justin Sexton 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 9-18 57. Graham.....17 20 16 24  77 Tazewell.....18 12 12 15  57 Three point goals – GR 4 (Cole 1, Hunter 1, Thompson 1, Goins 1; TZ 2 Angles 1, Tazewell 1). Fouled outâ€â€Cronce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaX 10 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Graham has a quick team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHS32 10 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 HOW BOUT THEM G-MEN.........LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcecilgolf 11 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Small but quick, you had a great game TJ. They couldn't stop you underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawgs05 10 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I would be a bit ashamed of graham if i were a graham fan........Tazewell is very very very young and those boys do an excellent job of playing well against the upperclassmen of other teams....Tazewell has got the kids, they got the effort, they got the depth, they have the desire, and now they have the coach.......Tazewell will be just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy10 10 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Why should Graham be ashamed of themselves after a 20 pt win?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 why should the be asamed? Who's saying anything bad about grahams win? It was a deserved win. Both teams arent playing well this season. No team went into this game with an edge over another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy10 10 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 The post above mine says that he would be ashamed of Graham if he was Graham....I didnt say that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHS32 10 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 "I would be a bit ashamed of graham if i were a graham fan" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz_11 10 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Don't mean to argue with you but we really don't have alot of people out there...there isn't even a jv team now...that will hurt us in years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghsfan07 11 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 why didnt you play. all they need is a couple more scorers and they wouldnt be that bad. you did pretty good last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue5Ramblin 10 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 He wouldnt have helped them much, they are better off.. I think that it will help tazewell in the long run because they will have more experience and they can always bring up more jv players next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcecilgolf 11 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 It does not matter how much talent is on the team. It is all dependent on what players Coach Walker decides to play. I still think he sits the majority of Tazewell’s best players. I have yet to figure out why he isn’t starting any seniors and a few sophomores that need to pick up about 15 pounds and a better attempt at a jump shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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