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 Rebels, Lady Rebels move to 4-1 and 4-2 in Region Play web posted January 21, 2008 SPORTS – The Strom Thurmond High boys' basketball team remained in the hunt for a Region 4-AAA championship by picking up a pair of road wins this week. The Rebels began by edging Swansea 64-61 on Tuesday and closed the week with a convincing 65-44 victory at rival Midland Valley on Friday. Strom Thurmond had to withstand a late charge to down the Swansea Tigers. The Rebels led 15-11 at the end of the first and Swansea was only down 33-29 at the end of the first half. Good defense combined with a lull on offense by Swansea allowed the Rebels to stretch their lead to 46-38 after three quarters. Swansea found rhythm to put up 23 points in the fourth quarter, but the Rebels were able to hold on for the victory. Justin Smith led the way for Strom Thurmond with 19 points including a trio of 3-pointers. Power forward Leroy Gilchrist added 18 points for the Rebels who improved to 3-1 in region play with the victory.Trent Green had a game-high 22 points to lead Swansea while teammate Kyndon Smith added 17 with four 3-pointers. The Rebels continued to expand on a six-point lead at the end of the first quarter against Midland Valley. The lead grew to 31-20 at the end of the first half and 42-29 after three quarters. Head coach Bo Rouse got good production from the entire team as 10 Strom Thurmond players scored in the game. The team was led by Smith who had 18 and Gilchrist who finished with 15 points. Strom Thurmond improved to 8-9 overall and 4-1 in region play with the victory. Niko Hatcher was the only Midland Valley player in double figures with 18 points as well. For their next game on Tuesday, the Rebels step away from region competition to face Greenbrier High in Georgia. In their most recent game on Friday, Greenbrier edged Lakeside High 46-41. The Lady Rebels of Strom Thurmond used a special night from a star player to pick up one of their two wins in Region 4-AAA play this week. Junior guard Courtney Mealing tossed in a career-high 48 points to help Strom Thurmond to a 68-62 win at Swansea on Tuesday. The Lady Rebels closed the week with a 62-38 win at Midland Valley on Friday. Having played on the varsity squad since seventh grade, Mealing is rising among the school's all-time scoring leaders. Mealing was so dominant in the Swansea game that she scored 17 of the team's 20 points in the first quarter and added 20 of the team's 25 in the fourth quarter. Before the Swansea outburst, Mealing has had a series of 30-point games this season. Alexsus Houston added nine points to the total on offense for the Lady Rebels. Swansea finished the game with three players in double figures. Their leading scorer had 23 while two others had 13 and 12 respectively. Strom Thurmond improved to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in region play. The Lady Rebels held Midland Valley to four first quarter points while they put 17 on the board. The Lady Mustangs tried to come back, but could not cut into the big lead. Strom Thurmond finished the game in a big way, outscoring Midland Valley 21-8 in the final quarter. Mealing led the way again with a game-high 30 points. Houston finished with 12 while Gina Easler added 11 for Strom Thurmond. Kadashia Ingram led Midland Valley with 11 points. Teammate Dani Frank finished with 10 points. The Lady Rebels will now travel to Greenbrier (GA) for a non-region game on Tuesday. ©
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