By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–A Saturday afternoon matinee provided for a good showing for Union City basketball and Lady Twister standout Amari Bonds was honored at halftime of the nightcap for joining the program’s 1,000-Point Club..
The Tornado teams swept Madison Academic in convincing fashion at Marty Sisco Gymnasium, the girls blowing out the visitors 56-9, and the Twister boys running away early for a 72-54 triumph.
Both UC teams are now 4-2 heading into a pair of road games this week – at St. Benedict Tuesday, and a rematch against winless MA next Saturday in another 2 p.m. afternoon twinbill in Jackson.
The tip-off for Tuesday’s doubleheader in Memphis has been moved up to 5:30 p.m.
UC 56, Madison Academic 9 (G)
The Lady Tornadoes had no trouble with MA in Game 1, their starters playing only about half the game before reserves got the bulk of the playing time in most of the second quarter and in the final half.
Union City led 12-4 after one and was firmly in command with a 30-7 halftime lead.
Sophie Theobald knocked down four of the Lady Twisters’ seven 3-pointers and accumulated nine of her 15 markers in the second stanza.
Bonds, a junior three-year starter who is averaging 24.8 ppg and has led UC in scoring in each of its six games, ended up with 16 points.
Jemiya Bonds and Khia German had six points apiece for the victors as nine different players scored.
Meanwhile, MA (0-6) netted just three field goals the entire contest and did not score in the fourth quarter when the clock ran continuously.
UC 72, Madison Academic 54 (B)
Union City jumped all over the Mustangs (0-6) in Game 2, leading 20-7 after the first eight minutes.
The Twisters then essentially removed any doubt about the outcome with an 18-2 second frame that widened their lead to 38-9 at the intermission.
UC was comfortably ahead 57-35 with three quarters in the book.
Union City made 14 shots from beyond the arc with Malaki Brooks draining five 3-pointers as part of his 15-point effort. D.J. Robinson scored a team-high 17 points and sank a trio of treys.
Jackson Chism gave the Purple and Gold three players in double figures with 11 points in a reserve role. Joseph Lattus was just a deuce away from twin digits with eight, including a pair of 3-pointers.