Thomson Moves On

The Thomson Bulldogs defeated the Butler Bulldogs in Wednesday's second quarterfinal match up of the region 3-AAA tournament at the Raleigh Roundtree Athletic Complex.  Thomson advances to face the Washington County Golden Hawks, who beat Richmond Academy (highlights coming tomorrow) in Wednesday's third game.

Thomson was firing on all cylinders early as guard Ronkeem Sallywhite was hot from behind the arc, center John John Atkins controlled the paint, and Thomson's full court pressure created scoring opportunities in transition.

Butler's Jeffery Archie ignited a comeback with hot shooting of his own.  And his Butler teammates joined him in cutting Thomson lead, once as large as 15 points, to 53-49 in the fourth quarter.  But Thomson's pressure took its toll, and Butler's comeback attempt fell short.

Enjoy the highlights from Wednesday's quarterfinal match up.