By Staff
Most people regard the number 13 as unlucky.
The W.S. Neal Blue Eagles probably will not argue with that, as their losing skid hit 13 games with Friday's 58-27 home-court loss to the UMS-Wright Bulldogs.
UMS-Wright led only 13-9 after a quarter before it outscored the Blue Eagles 32-11 over the next two frames to pull away.
B.J. McMillian led W.S. Neal (2-20) with 13 points.
UMS-Wright also won the junior varsity game 35-29. Travis Barnes led the Blue Eagles (5-11) with 10 points.
W.S. Neal's next game is Monday at home against Frisco City.
At W.S. Neal
UMS-Wright 13 15 17 13 – 58
W.S. Neal 9 4 7 7 – 27
UMS-WRIGHT (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Dodson 2-3-0-13; Mitchell 1-2-2-10; Gibson 1-2-0-8; McGowin 1-2-0-8; Roose 1-1-2-7; Donealvas 2-0-1-5; Cuttrell 0-1-0-3; Franklin 1-0-0-2; McClelland 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 10-11-5-58)
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) McMillian 5-1-0-13; Alexander 1-1-0-5; Thomas 1-0-2-4; Roh. Travis 1-0-0-2; Green 0-0-1-1; Madison 0-0-1-1; Ron. Travis 0-0-1-1 (Totals: 7-2-7-27)
Junior varsity
UMS-Wright 10 12 5 8 – 35
W.S. Neal 9 8 6 6 – 29
UMS-WRIGHT (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Newman 1-3-1-12; Terry 2-0-1-5; Sawyad 2-0-1-5; Harvey 2-0-1-5; Brady 1-0-0-2; Cope 1-0-0-2; Riess 1-0-0-2; Baxter 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 11-3-4-35)
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Barnes 3-1-1-10; Lambert 4-0-0-8; J. Bradley 1-0-1-3; Wilson 1-0-0-2; Sanders 1-0-0-2; McCreary 1-0-0-2; Peacock 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 12-1-4-29)
Thursday's game
Andalusia posted its third win of the season over the Blue Eagles Thursday with a 64-27 victory on the Bulldogs home court.
W.S. Neal was never able to recover from an 18-5 hole it dug in the opening quarter. That deficit grew to 34-18 by halftime and 46-21 through three quarters.
Johnathan Alexander paced the Blue Eagles with 10 points.
W.S. Neal's junior varsity suffered a 39-18 loss at Andalusia. Michael Boyd had four points to pace the Blue Eagles.
At Andalusia
W.S. Neal 5 13 3 6 – 27
Andalusia 18 16 12 18 – 64
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Alexander 5-0-0-10; Madison 1-0-2-4; Hester 1-0-0-2; McMillian 1-0-0-2; Thomas 1-0-0-2; Dexter 1-0-0-2; Green 1-0-0-2; Roh. Travis 0-0-1-1; Ron. Travis 0-0-1-1; Cooper 0-0-1-1 (Totals: 11-0-5-27)
ANDALUSIA (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) James 7-0-6-20; Johnson 3-0-2-8; Alverson 3-0-0-6; Cotton 2-0-2-6; Berry 2-0-2-6; Huff 1-1-0-5; Wright 2-0-1-5; Mcytere 0-0-4-4; Cauley 1-0-0-2; Taylor 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 22-1-17-64)
Junior varsity
W.S. Neal 0 6 10 2 – 18
Andalusia 19 12 2 6 – 39
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Boyd 2-0-0-4; Lambert 1-0-1-3; J. Bradley 1-0-1-3; Wilson 1-0-0-2; S. Sanders 1-0-0-2; Rutledge 0-0-2-2; McCreary 0-0-2-2 (Totals: 6-0-6-18)
ANDALUSIA (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Sims 4-0-4-12; Jenkins 2-0-2-6; Curry 3-0-0-6; Centner 1-0-2-4; Crittenden 2-0-0-4; McTyere 1-0-0-2; Lynn 1-0-0-2; Johnson 1-0-0-2; Jones 0-0-1-1 (Totals: 15-0-9-39)
Tuesday's game
The Blue Eagles finished up a winless Class 3A Area 1 campaign Tuesday when they dropped a 62-43 road decision to the Straughn Tigers.
While it was a 19-point loss, it was a far cry from the 49-point spanking the Blue Eagles endured against the Tigers 11 days earlier.
While Straughn led throughout, W.S. Neal trailed just 8-7 after a quarter, 25-17 at halftime and 41-32 through three quarters before the Tigers ended the game on a 21-11 surge in the fourth quarter.
Cecil Thomas led W.S. Neal with 14 points, while B.J. McMillian added nine.
The Blue Eagles dropped a 39-27 decision to Straughn in the junior varsity game despite 14 points from Jimmy Wilson.
At Straughn
W.S. Neal 7 10 15 11 – 43
Straughn 8 17 16 21 – 62
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Thomas 2-3-1-14; McMillian 4-0-1-9; Alexander 3-0-1-7; Dexter 2-0-0-4; Ron. Travis 1-0-1-3; Madison 1-0-0-2; Roh. Travis 1-0-0-2; Cooper 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 15-3-4-43)
STRAUGHN (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Armstrong 6-3-0-21; S. Driver 5-0-6-16; Carter 3-0-4-10; Hunter 3-0-1-7; Hammett 1-0-2-4; Jones 1-0-1-3; Bass 0-0-1-1 (Totals: 19-3-15-62)
Junior varsity
W.S. Neal 4 7 8 8 – 27
Straughn 4 14 9 12 – 39
W.S. NEAL (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) Wilson 5-1-1-14; Lambert 3-0-1-7; Barnes 2-0-0-4; S. Sanders 1-0-0-2 (Totals: 11-1-2-27)
STRAUGHN (2FG-3FG-FT-TP) T. Driver 6-0-6-18; Parker 2-0-5-9; Kinsaul 1-0-2-4; Freeney 1-0-1-3; Bozeman 1-0-0-2; Dozier 1-0-0-2; Westfall 0-0-1-1 (Totals: 12-0-15-39)