Indians Split in Home Opener

Story by Ted Taylor

 

THE STEPHENS COUNTY LADY INDIANS BASKETBALL TEAM PICKED UP THEIR SECOND WIN OF THE SEASON WITH A 54-43 WIN OVER THE LADY EAGLES OF RABUN-GAP NACOOCHIE TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE CURRAHEE ARENA.

AFTER GETTING OFF TO A SLOW START,THE LADY INDIANS LED 12-7 AFTER THE FIRST PERIOD,AND THEN NEVER TRAILED.

NANA EADES AND RANAJAH VERDELL EACH SCORED 13 POINTS TO LEAD THE LADY INDIANS.BREANNA TAYLOR CHIPPED IN WITH 10 POINTS,KIKI HOWARD SCORED SIX,MANISHA COLBERT HAD FOUR POINTS AND SAVANNA BROSKA AND LINDSEY MOORE EACH HAD THREE POINTS.

CLAUDIA LOPEZ WAS THE LEADING SCORER FOR THE LADY EAGLES WITH 23 AND AIYANA VIVIER HAD 13.

THE LADY INDIANS ARE NOW 2-0 ON THE SEASON.

THE STEPHENS COUNTY BOYS LED THE RABUN GAP BOYS BY TWO AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER,BUT COULD NOT HOLD THE LEAD AND DROPPED AN 83-73 DECISION.

FOUR INDIANS SCORED IN DOUBLE FIGURES LED BY KENNY COLWELL’S 16 POINTS.TYRECE MACKIE HAD 15 POINTS,JAVIAN HIGHTOWER SCORED 12 POINTS AND D.J.HAMPTON CHIPPED IN WITH 10.

RABUN GAP HAD FIVE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH N’FARI BENJAMIN, JOHN TASTINGER AND ZSOMBER VORTES EACH SCORING 13 POINTS.THE EAGLES BOYS TEAM IS 2-1 WHILE THE STEPHENS COUNTY INDIANS ARE 0-2.

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULED GAME WITH ELBERT COUNTY HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THE NEXT GAME FOR THE INDIANS AND LADY INDIANS WILL BE TUESDAY WHEN THEY HOST RABUN COUNTY.