North Hall pulls away to beat Gilmer

ELLIJAY - Kyle Wiley poured in 26 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead North Hall past Gilmer in Region 7A-AAA boys action Tuesday night.

The Trojans held the Bobcats to just two first quarter points en route to the win.

North Hall (10-7, 3-2 in subregion) led 11-2 after the first quarter and 24-15 at halftime. The trojans extended the lead to 40-30 heading into the fourth quarter.

Gilmer (12-8, 0-5) rallied midway through the fourth quarter to cut the North hall lead to six. But the Trojans hit 20-of-25 free throws down the stretch to put the game away late.

Jody Gilreath added 13 and Brent Pentenberg had 11 points for North Hall.

Dalton Collins led the Bobcats with 15 points and Matthew Sanford had 14.

Turnovers plagued the Bobcats the entire game as they were harassed by the North Hall defense.