Sulphur picked up two big wings last week, beating Marietta and Dickson on the road to improve to 10-11 on the year.
The Dogs beat Marietta 53-38 last Tuesday and won 70-42 at Dickson on Friday.
“We got two good wins over conference teams,” said Sulphur head coach Grant Bates. “I like how we have started to change our trajectory. It’s just a testament to the players continuing to work hard and become more of a team game in and game out.”
Sulphur was at Lone Grove on Tuesday and will wrap up the regular season at Kingston on Friday.
The Dogs will be on the road for districts at Plainview on Feb. 16.
Sulphur lost at Planview 78-51 on Jan. 26.
Sulphur 53, Marietta 38 The Dogs got up early and had to battle throughout the game, but played extremely well down the stretch to pick up a big win last Tuesday.
Sulphur led just 37-36 heading into the 4th.
But the Dogs outscored Marietta 16-2 in the final quarter, pulling away and coasting to victory.
“Marietta has been playing a lot better and they gave us some trouble through the first three quarters,” said Bates. “I was pleased with how we closed the game and were able to execute in-game adjustments.”
Sophomore Bridge Barrett led the Dogs with 22 points, five rebounds and five assists in the win.
Junior forward Devin Willis had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists for Sulphur.
Sophomore forward Colten Cole had six points and four rebounds, while fellow sophomore guard Briar Davenport also had six points, as well as three assists.
The Dogs shot 46% from the floor in the win, while holding the Indians to just 40%.
Sulphur had just two turnovers, while forcing 11 and scoring 12 points off those takeaways.
The Dogs also had a 36-24 edge in paint scoring and an 18-2 advantage in fastbreak points.
Sulphur had 15 assists on 23 made field goals.
The Dogs led 15-9 after a quarter and 26-23 at halftime.
Sulphur 70, Dickson 42 The Dogs dominated early and often in Friday night’s win over Dickson, as Sulphur was in complete control from start to finish.
Sulphur led 14-7 after quarter and 32-24 at halftime.
The Dogs led by as many as 17 in the 3rd and had a 44-30 edge heading into the 4th.
“We carried the momentum over from Tuesday night into the Dickson game,” Bates said. “We played them a month ago and won by just five.”
Sulphur shot 46% from the floor for the second time in as many games, while the Dogs held Dickson to just 32%.
“We got off to a good start,” Bates said. “We got a few guys in foul trouble and their pressure hurt us some in the 2nd quarter but we came out after half and played a really good 2nd half.”
Barrett was outstanding once again, finishing with 29 points, four assists and three steals on 9-of-17 shooting.
Senior guard Trace Todd had 10 points and five rebounds in the win. Willis and Davenport each had seven for Sulphur.
The Dogs dominated in almost every category, including inside, where Sulphur out rebounded Dickson 33-20 and had a 30-12 edge on points in the paint.
“I was pleased with how we shared the ball and made a lot of good basketball plays on both ends,” said Bates. “We also played really tough in the paint and got a big advantage on the glass as well.”
He also mentioned Marcus Smith and Gavin Siniseros as key contributors in the win.
“I think guys like Marcus Smith and Garrick Sisneros gave us a lot of good quality minutes and gave us some juice on the court,” Bates said.
Sulphur also had 18 points off turnovers and outscored the Comets 12-5 in transition.
The Dogs had 12 offensive rebounds for 10 second chance points, as well as had seven steals and forced 15 turnovers.
