By Justin Fedich | The Selma Times-Journal

R.B. Hudson took hold of its first lead of the game late in the third quarter, fighting all the way to the final seconds of overtime before losing its first game of the season.

Terderrius Olds finished with a team-leading 14-point performance as the R.B. Hudson Bulldogs (0-1) fell short 49-46 to the Demopolis Tigers (1-0) in a home game Tuesday.

“Terderrius Olds played an excellent game. I was impressed by him,” said R.B. Hudson head coach Derrick Randolph. “This is his first year playing organized basketball, so he did an excellent job.”

The Bulldogs got out to a slow start, falling behind 13-5 at the end of the first quarter. R.B. Hudson worked to narrow the deficit in the second quarter, however, as the Bulldogs went on a 12-6 run to start out the second quarter. Demopolis led R.B. Hudson 25-20 at halftime.

Olds gave R.B. Hudson its first lead of the game late in the third quarter, and the Bulldogs took a 34-33 advantage going into the fourth quarter.

Demopolis took a lead early in the fourth quarter, but Tyshawn Freeman took back the lead at 38-36 with 2:30 remaining. Olds put back a rebound with under a minute left to give R.B. Hudson a 41-40 lead.

The game went to overtime knotted up at 41-41.

Michael Harris gave R.B. Hudson a 43-42 lead early in overtime after knocking down two free throws, but the Bulldogs were unable to hold on.

“This is going to be a learning experience,” Randolph said.

“We’re going to learn from this.”

 

R.B. Hudson girls lose big in opener

The R.B. Hudson Bulldogs (0-1) committed 10 fouls and seven turnovers in the first half, falling to the Demopolis Tigers (1-0) 34-12. The Bulldogs couldn’t climb out of an early hole, and the Tigers took advantage of mistakes.

R.B. Hudson scored just three points in the first quarter, and the Bulldogs trailed 16-7 at halftime. Demopolis extended its lead in the third quarter, going up 26-9 with one quarter to play.

R.B. Hudson would have gone scoreless in the fourth quarter if not for a buzzer-beater three-point shot.

 

Seventh Grade R.B. Hudson boys defeat Demopolis

Christopher Gardner scored 20 points for the R.B. Hudson Bulldogs (1-0) as they defeated the Demopolis Tigers (0-1) 44-26. Head coach Javonne Roman said defense was key in allowing the Bulldogs to win by a sizeable margin.

“The defense really came out strong for the few days that we’ve been practicing,” Roman said. “They just came out there really intense.”

The Bulldogs led from the onset, holding off Demopolis from making a comeback the entire game. Javonte’ Stubbs added 8 points and Lamarcus Jackson scored 6 points.

Just one game in, Roman is already giving his team high praise.

“Selma High is probably going to have some gems in the future,” Roman said.

R.B. Hudson’s basketball teams continue their season at Tipton Thursday at 5 p.m.