Dragons shut down Lakeview to take subregion win

GAINESVILLE - Jefferson boys basketball coach Bolling DuBose was at a loss for words as he addressed his team following a sluggish first half that saw his Class A fifth-ranked Dragons leading Lakeview Academy just 26-25 Tuesday night.<br> <br> &#34;Lakeview had outhustled us in every way in the first half and all I could come up with was that they were seniors and needed to decide if they wanted to win the game or go home with out first (subregion) loss,&#34; DuBose said. &#34;Then the coaches left the lockerroom and waited for them to come out.&#34;<br> <br> And come out they did.<br> <br> Jefferson (15-4, 5-0 in Region 8-A North) held Lakeview to just four third quarter points and used a 22-6 run over the third and fourth quarters to build a 48-31 lead.<br> <br> The Lions (11-6, 5-2) never got as close as 12 the rest of the way.<br> <br> How Lakeview was even in the game was a credit to their determination. The Lions hit just 4 of their first 21 shots and committed nearly a dozen turnovers before halftime. But their defense kept them in the game.<br> <br> They held jefferson leading scorer Jarvis Hunter to just 2 first half points - he finished with 8 - and clsoed the game down.<br> <br> But Jefferson used its quickness on defense to force four consecutive Lakeview turnovers in the third quarter to spark a 14-2 run that essentially put the game away.<br> <br> &#34;I thought we played much better defense in the second half and Lakeview doesn&#39;t like to run with us so I think that played to our advantage once we got a bigger lead,&#34; DuBose said.<br> <br> Duran Rakestraw finished with 18 points to lead Jefferson. Tierre Shields added 12.<br> <br> Lakeview was led by J.B. Little with 11 points. Jefferson shutdown Dustin Wellborn and Will Crumley, who combined for just 14 points.

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