The Leeds Green Wave got a strangle hold on the area with two huge wins last week.  

Both teams are 4 – 0 in area play with two area games remaining.  This week is rivalry week with both teams battling with arch rivals in Tuesday and Friday nights.

THE GAMES

Last week, the Green Wave girls and boys did battle with Indian Springs in the first of two area games.  The girls had no problems at all.  They led 33-15 at half time, holding Indian Springs to just 11 total points in the second half to win 60-26.  

The boys’ game was the usual style of game between Leeds and Indian Springs.  Springs style of play is always tough for the Green Wave to deal with.   Leeds actually trailed 12-9 after the first quarter.  Once they got the lead, they never trailed again.  A huge second and third quarter helped the Green Wave roll to a 57 – 45 win.  

It was another easy win for the Leeds girls Friday night against B.B. Comer.   It was all Leeds all the time.  The ladies were up 36 – 17 at halftime.  The Lady Green Wave held the Lady Tigers to just 21 second half points and won, going away 64 – 38.

Last season, the Green Wave boys lost a heartbreaking one-point game to the Tigers at home for the regular season area title.  They went on and defeated B.B. Comer at their place for the area tournament title and the right to host a first round playoff game.  

Leeds made sure there would be no one-point loss this time.  Leeds never trailed in the game, holding the Tigers to just 11 total points in the second and third quarters.  The Tigers made a big run in the fourth quarter to pull within two points, but Leeds hit the free throws down the stretch to get the win 49 – 44.

THE STATS

Tomi-Kate O’Neal led all scoring in both games for the Lady Green Wave.  She scored 14 points against Indian Springs and 17 against B.B. Comer.  Devin Hess also scored double figures in both games, with 11 points against Springs and 15 against B.B. Comer.   

Deantric Thomas led the way for the boys with 21 points against Indian Springs, and Davarte Posey followed with 15.  The rolls were reversed against B.B. Comer, with Posey scoring 14 huge points and Thomas with 11 points in the win.

A LOOK AHEAD

It’s rivalry week this week asboth teams traveled up Highway 411 to take on Moody.  The Leeds and Moody boys will be meeting for the third time this season.  Moody won at Leeds to open the season before the Green Wave returned the favor with a win over Moody in the Springville tournament.  Tuesday night’s game will broke the tie.  

Friday night, Leeds will host rival Pell City for the second meeting this season.  The girls lost a tough one to the Lady Panthers early in the season, while the boys won a tough one early in the season.