LADY INDIANS WIN BIG-INDIAN BOYS FALL IN OPENER

By: Ted Taylor

THE STEPHENS COUNTY LADY INDIANS PICKED UP THEIR FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A RESOUNDING 74-11 WIN OVER THE LADY JAGUARS OF SECKINGER HIGH SCHOOL. TYTIUNNA TUKES LED ALL SCORERS WITH 17 POINTS. ANIYA MARIWEATHER CHIPPED IN WITH 10 POINTS AS EVERYONE ON THE TEAM SCORED FOR COACH LAURA BAKER’S CLUB. THE VICTORY WAS THE FIRST OF THE SEASON FOLLOWING TWO LOSSES. THE INDIANS PLAYED GREAT DEFENSE, NOT ALLOWING SECKINGER TO SCORE IN THE THIRD PERIOD AND NOT SCORE UNTIL HALFWAY INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE LADY INDIANS IMPROVE TO 1-2 WHILE THE LADY JAGUARS FALL TO 0-3 ON THE SEASON.

THE STEPHENS COUNTY BOYS PLAYED IT CLOSE WITH THE SECKINGER BOYS, ENDING THE FIRST QUARTER WITH A 12-12 TIE, BUT THE JAGUARS MANAGED THE REST OF THE GAME AND CAME OUT WITH A 62-54 WIN OVER THE INDIANS.

COREY RICHIE LED THE INDIANS WITH 13 POINTS AND CAM LACEY HAD NINE POINTS. IT WAS THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON FOR THE INDIANS BOY’S BASKETBALL TEAM WITH MANY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM JUST GETTING OFF OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

BOTH THE INDIANS AND LADY INDIANS WILL PLAY SATURDAY AT HABERSHAM CENTRAL. THE LADY INDIANS AND RAIDERS GAME HAS BEEN MOVED TO 12 NOON AND FOLLOWED BY THE BOYS GAME. AIRTIME ON WNEG RADIO WILL BE AT 11:45 AM SATURDAY MORNING.