Lady Patriots Participate in Lady Gator Classic Tournament

Tuesday, November 17th, the Lady Patriots had their first pre-season game against the Lady Westfield Hornets at Bulloch Academy in the annual Lady Gator Classic Tournament. The Lady Patriots defeated the Lady Hornets 45-40 in a close game. At the half the score was 29-27 with the Patriots on top. During the second half the scores flipped flopped several times before the end of the 4th quarter. The Lady Patriots were able to pull out the win during the final quarter. Top scorer for the Lady Patriots was Macy Pirkle with 18 points. Other scorers were Abigail Bland 2 points, Carleigh Bell 7 points, Jordan Jernigan 4 points, Shelton Rogers 6 points, Emily Shiver 7 points, and Raegan Waters 1 point.
The Lady Patriots lost seniors Ashton Pound, Ansley Rush, and Edie Threlkeld from last year’s season. The team hopes to come on strong this season with three returning starters. They will begin their regular season on Tuesday, December 1st, at home against Twiggs Academy. Come out and support all of our Patriot basketball teams!

Points by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final
Pinewood 10 19 3 13 45
Westfield 17 10 7 6 40