By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Geraldine 54-Section 48

RAINSVILLE, Ala.— Geraldine defeated Section in overtime to win the Sand Mountain Tournament, Saturday night. Geraldine led by 2 going into the second quarter.  Section tied the game 20-20 going into the half.  Section led by one at the end of the third quarter, Score was 32-31. The fourth quarter was intense play with Geraldine taking the lead.  With less than a minute in regulation play, Noah Crawford of Section, shot to tie the score 43-43.

Going into overtime, it was a back and forth fight between two teams who refused to lose.  Cade White, rebounded and hit a three pointer to win the game.

The Southern Torch Standout is  Cade White.  White finished with 19 points for Geraldine.  He was also named the Sand Mountain Tournament Team Most Valuable Player.

Justin Murphy had 16 points for the Bulldogs followed by Colby Lee Mincey with 10.

For Section, Noah Crawford finished with 14 points.  He was followed closely behind by Caleb Haynes and Caleb Henshaw with 11 points.