Good Hope's Cole Maddox put up 23 points in the Raider's 69-65 loss to Oneonta Friday night. (Martha Needham for the Cullman Tribune)
GOOD HOPE – The Raiders hosted Oneonta Friday night for a pair of huge area games early on in the season. In the girls' game, the Lady Raiders dropped a tough one to the Lady Redskins 47-35 and in the boys' game, Good Hope fell just short to Oneonta 69-65.
Oneonta 47 – Good Hope 35 (varsity girls)
Good Hope got off to a slow start offensively as they trailed 15-3 after one, but Rudi Derrick got red-hot for the Lady Raiders, scoring 14 of her team's 16 points in the second period. They outscored Oneonta 16-11 in the quarter to cut the deficit to just seven at 26-19 at the break but they couldn't sustain that momentum going into the second half and wound up falling 47-35. Good Hope is now 1-7 overall and 0-3 in the area.
Rudi Derrick finished the game with 22 points for the Lady Raiders. Savanna Burney added six points. Abby Neighbors finished with four points and Savanna Derrick ended up with three points.
Oneonta 69 – Good Hope 65 (varsity boys)
Cole Maddox was red-hot to start out the contest for Good Hope as he scored the game's first seven points. After that, it went back-and-forth between both teams and the Raiders took a 21-17 lead into the second period. After Oneonta made it 21-19 to start out the quarter, Good Hope went on a 13-0 run as Maddox, Justin Turner and Drew Maddox (five points) each hit one from deep. Noah Fendley also hit a shot to help widen their lead to 34-19.
However, it was the Redskins that finished the first half strong on an 11-3 run that cut the Raider lead to seven at 37-30. Things went from bad to worse for Good Hope as Oneonta started the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 42-39 lead. The lead got pushed to double digits at 53-43, but the Raiders made a push before the end of the quarter to get back in the game as Cole Maddox drilled another three, then Tanner Malin hit a layup to make it a 53-48 game going into the final period.
Good Hope tied the game at 53 to start out the quarter as both teams went back and forth. Oneonta jumped back in front with a 65-58 lead, but Fendley drilled a three to make it a four-point game. Eli Phares later added one to cut it to 67-64 but a pair of Redskins free throws made it 69-64. Maddox got fouled while shooting a three, but only made one of three free throws to make it a 69-65 contest. They wouldn't get any closer as they fell 69-65.
Maddox finished the game with 23 points, four rebounds, and a steal for Good Hope (6-2, 2-1). Fendley added 14 points, six rebounds, and five steals. Drew Maddox ended up with eight points. Phares and Michael Lowe (four rebounds) each added six points. Good Hope will travel to Danville next Monday.
Other Friday night scores:
Fairview 54 – Ashville 27 (varsity girls)
Fairview 52 – Ashville 30 (varsity boys)
Cold Springs 76 – West End 22 (varsity girls)
Cold Springs 55 – West End 35 (varsity boys)
Cullman 60 – Huntsville 30 (varsity girls)
Huntsville 47 – Cullman 35 (varsity boys)
Holly Pond 47 – New Hope 6 (varsity girls)
Holly Pond 84 – New Hope 81 (OT) (varsity boys)
Brindlee Mountain 43 – Vinemont 32 (varsity girls)
Brindlee Mountain 72 – Vinemont 56 (varsity boys)
West Point 80 – Lawrence County 39 (varsity girls)
Lawrence County 68 – West Point 53 (varsity boys)
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