Chuckey Doak hosted South Greene Monday evening to tip off the 2026-27 middle school basketball season. The two schools split the opening-night doubleheader, with Chuckey Doak claiming a 39-21 victory in the girls’ contest, while South Greene’s boys came away with a 42-20 win.
GIRLS: Chuckey Doak 39 – South Greene 21
The opening quarter looked as if Chuckey Doak might jump out to a sizable lead as Tatum Southerland dropped in six early points. However, a buzzer-beater by Raelyn Hensley cut the deficit to 10-8 at the end of the first period.
The Lady Knights added nine points in the second quarter while holding the Lady Rebels to five, extending their advantage to 19-13 at the half.
Chuckey Doak came out of the locker room with another strong run, outscoring South Greene 13-3 to open the second half and push its lead to 32-16. Miana Hensley led the charge with six points, while Southerland chipped in four.
Both teams traded baskets throughout the final period, with the Lady Knights holding a slight 7-5 advantage to close out the 39-21 victory.
Chuckey Doak head coach Luke Myers was pleased with his team’s effort in the season opener.
“I look for three things: Hustle, Effort, and Energy. I told them that they were going to make some mistakes, but I was pleased with their overall performance. South Greene and Chuckey Doak always bring the energy, especially in the first game, and it was good to get that first win under our belt.”
Miana Hensley paced the Lady Knights with a game-high 16 points, followed by Southerland with 10 and Josey Holt with six. Raelyn Hensley was the lone Lady Rebel to reach double figures, finishing with 13.
South Greene: 8-5-3-5—21: Hensley (13), Garcia (2), Ripley (2), Estepp (2)
Chuckey Doak: 10-9-13-7—39: Hensley (16), Southerland (10), Holt (6), Vazquez (4), Fox (2), Shelton (1)
BOYS: South Greene 42 – Chuckey Doak 20
Chuckey Doak jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind baskets from Drake Thompson and Kamara Combs to open the game. However, back-to-back three-pointers from Cole Berry and Keaton Dyer quickly put South Greene in front, 6-4. The Rebels then closed out the period with a 9-2 run to take a 13-6 advantage.
Both teams had opportunities to score in the second quarter, but neither could find much success as it seemed someone had placed a lid on both baskets. The only field goal of the period came with 45 seconds remaining when Bryson Scott broke free for a layup, giving South Greene a 15-6 lead heading into the locker room.
The Rebels turned up the defensive intensity to open the second half, capitalizing on turnovers while also taking advantage of their inside game. South Greene outscored the Knights 27-14 over the final two quarters to pull away for the 42-20 victory.
“I’m glad to get that first W under our belt,” stressed South Greene head coach Mikey Cox. “Chuckey Doak has a good young team, and we almost shot ourselves right out of it, playing against their zone. Once we started getting the ball inside, we were able to start doing what we were supposed to do, and that’s score baskets. Anytime we get to play someone in the county, it’s big, and to come away with the win, it’s good.”
Kaden Reaves and Avan Park each scored six of their game-high 10 points in the second half to lead the Rebels. Dyer added nine points.
Combs and Preston Baker paced Chuckey Doak with six points apiece.
South Greene: 13-2-13-14—42: Reaves (10), Park (10), Dyer (9), Beach (4), Gregg (4), Berry (3), Cox (2), Wilburn (2)
Chuckey Doak: 6-0-9-5—20: Baker (6), Combs (6), Wampler (4), Thompson (2), Overstreet (2)
