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The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, February 21, 2013 • 5b
Lady Panthers Defeat Lady Vikings 62-45
Hit me with your best
hot could have been the
est description of the
pening round of Carolina
2 Conference
ournament play between
he Granville Central
ady Panthers and the
outh Granville Lady
ikings. The Lady
anthers edged the Lady
ikings 62-45 to advance
o the second round in the
onference tournament.
Granville Central and
outh Granville traded
oints in the opening
inutes. Tamara Crews
used her quickness to
drive to the basket to score
four quick points for the
Lady Panthers. South
Granville responded with
points from Tiana Jones at
the free throw line and a
basket by Nisah Darby.
Panthers’ Coach Ken
Blocker was clearly
unhappy with the way the
Lady Panthers started the
game. Blocker called a
timeout and told his team
“ We are not playing our
game, just settle down and
run our plays. Don’t let
them dictate the pace of
the game. We have to
control the tempo.” On the
other end of the court
Coach Debbie Bell high
fived her players and told
them to keep it up.
Granville Central
responded with points
from Alexis Bailey and
Briona Blair. Katelyn
Brooks, Cameron Patrick,
Darby and Jones
continued to score for
South Granville. The
score was tied 14-14 at the
end of the first period.
Keena Evans started
the second period on fire
from beyond the arc. The
Lady Panthers began to
pull away from South
Granville. Crews
continued to penetrate
and score or pass the ball
to Blair for the score.
Jones battled in the
paint for the Lady Vikings
and had success in the
second quarter. Jones
scored six of the Lady
Vikings’ 11 points in the
period. Hunter Mundy
found her shot from three
point land to give the Lady
Vikings a boost. Darby
scored on a short jumper
for the Lady Vikings.
Granville Central led 35-
25 at the half.
The teams traded
baskets in the third
quarter. Evans, Crews
and Bailey scored for the
Lady Panthers. Jones
GC Panther 8 K Road Race
The Granville Central
Cross-Country team will
host the second annual
Panther 8 km and 2 Mile
road races on Saturday
February 23. Both events
will begin and end at
Granville Central High
School located in Stem, NC.
Day of race registration
and packet pick up begins
at 7:30 am in the Granville
Central Cafeteria. The 8-
km (5-mile) event starts at
9:00 am and the 2 Mile run
walk will start at
approximately 10:00 am.
Early registration is
available on line
www.sportoften.com.
Runners and walkers of
ll abilities are encouraged
continued to work down
low and was rewarded
with baskets and free
throws. Patrick worked
her way open for a bucket
in the third quarter. The
Lady Panthers outscored
the Lady Vikings 12-11 in
the third quarter.
to attend. Awards will be
presented in fifteen overall
and age division
categories. Entry fee for
those 18 and under is only
$10 for either event
through race day. Adult
entry fees are $15 for the
2-Mile and $25 for the 8
kilometer. Cost will
increase by $5 for those
registering on Saturday
morning.
Proceeds will benefit
the Granville Central
Cross-Country team.
Participants, spectators
and volunteers are
encouraged to bring nonperishable
food items to
the event for donation to
the ACIM Food Pantry.
Granville Central led 47-
36 with eight minutes
remaining.
The game got a little
physical in the final period
of play. The drives became
more aggressive and the
fouls a little harder as
players from both teams
hit the deck.
Evans continued to
have her way connecting
on a three pointer, a two
pointer and two free
throws in the final period.
Aquayla Swann added a
basket to go along to
points by Blair and Crews
Keena Evans (right) lines up a three pointer. Nisah Darby rushes out to defend.
for the Lady Panthers.
Mundy, Jones and
Darby rounded out the
scoring for the Lady
Vikings. Granville
Central held on for the 62-
45 win.
Scoring GC: Keena
Evans (25), Tamara Crews
(19), Briona Blair (10),
Alexis Bailey (6) and
Aquayla Swann (2).
Scoring SG (unofficial):
Tiana Jones (20), Hunter
Mundy (8), Cameron
Patrick (7), Nisah Darby
(6), and Katelyn Brooks
(4).
Tiana Jones (with ball) turns toward the basket. Briona Blair
moves to attempt the block.
Vikings Celebrate Senior Night
SG 70 DSA 60
The Vikings bounced
the Bulldogs from
Durham School of the Arts
70-60 on senior night.
Five of the eight seniors
scored in double figures in
the game.
The Vikings seniors
came to play was the best
way to describe the
opening period of the
game. Taz Strudwick and
Shawn Montren
dominated in the paint
combining for 10 points.
JC Shelley drained a three
and converted two free
throws in the period for
the Vikings. Ansar
Muhammad utilized his
defense to create a
turnover that led to an
easy basket. Brandon
Ragland aggressively
drove the lane repeatedly
looking to dish or score.
Ragland made DSA either
commit to guard him or
foul him. Ragland
converted all four
attempts from the free
throw in the first period.
South Granville held a 21-
17 lead at the end of the
first period.
Dylan McFalls and
Ryan Boltz worked hard
on the defensive end in the
second period creating
problems for DSA.
McFalls and Boltz
deflected passes and
defended well for the
Vikings. The Vikings
scoring came from the
usual suspects Studwick,
Montren Muhammad and
Shelley. Strudwick was a
terror down low. Montren
continued to hit the short
jumpers. Muhammad
kept creating easy baskets
with his defense and
Shelley was spot on from
three point range. The
Vikings led 34-33 at the
half.
Going into the third
period the Vikings knew
they had to step up the
defensive pressure and
limit the Bulldogs touches.
McFalls, Boltz,
Muhammad and junior
Gary Lash did just that in
the third quarter. The
Vikings denied the
Bulldogs the ball for much
of the quarter.
Muhammad scored six
points in the third quarter.
Lash, Strudwick, Shelley
and Boltz each scored two
points and Montren added
a free throw. The Vikings
led 49-45 with eight
minutes remaining.
In the fourth quarter
the Vikings worked the
outside game with
Muhammad and Shelley
scoring. Ragland
continued to drive the lane
and dish or get fouled.
Boltz and Montren took
advantage of inside
positioning and scored on
the Bulldogs. The Vikings
outscored DSA 21-15 in
the final period and held
on for the 70-60 senior
night win.
Scoring: JC Shelley (14),
Ansar Muhammad (13),
Shawn Montren (13), Taz
Strudwick (12), Branden
Ragland (11), Ryan Boltz
(4) and Gary Lash (3).
Rebounds: Montren (12),
Shelley (7), Strudwick (6),
Ragland (6), Muhammad
(4), Lash (4), Dylan
McFalls (3), and Ryan
Boltz (2).
Assists: Ragland (7),
Shelley (2), Strudwick (1),
Muhammad (1), and
Montren (1).
Blocks: Shelley (3).
Steals: Strudwick (3),
Ragland (2), Montren (2),
and Muhammad (1).
SG 58 DSA 47
The Lady Vikings
celebrated senior night
with a 58-47 win over the
Durham School of the Arts
Lady Bulldogs. Seniors
Tiana Jones scored 16 and
Katelyn Brooks scored
eight points in their final
regular season home
game.
The Lady Vikings held a
12-11 lead at the end of the
first period. Cameron
Patrick scored three
points in the first quarter.
Deana Allen and Brooks
each scored a basket.
Hunter Mundy and Jones
each connected on two free
throws. Nisah Darby
added a point from the
charity stripe for the Lady
Vikings.
Both teams scored 12
points in the second
quarter. Darby led the
way scoring five of her 15
points in the second
quarter. Brooks was
active on defense and
created turnovers that led
to fast break points.
Brooks scored four points
in the quarter. Jones
created havoc on the
boards grabbing rebound
after rebound and limiting
the Lady Bulldog attempts
in the paint. Mallory
Brogden took advantage of
a good pass by Brooks to
attempt a shot from the
right side. Brogden was
fouled and converted one
of two free throws for the
Lady Vikings. South
Granville led 24-23 at the
half.
The Lady Vikings started
the third period with
swarming defense that
baffled the Lady Bulldogs.
The third quarter
belonged to Jones on the
inside for the Lady
Vikings. Jones scored
eight points in the period
on stick backs and free
throws. The Lady Vikings
outscored DSA 16-12 in
the period and held a 40-
35 lead with one quarter
remaining.
The Lady Vikings rolled
off 18 points in the final
period. Darby had
perhaps her best
performance as a Lady
Viking in the final eight
minutes of the game.
Darby connected on two
baskets and three free
throws for seven points.
Jones continued to battle
in the paint and came up
with a basket and two free
throws. Patrick scored
four points in the quarter
to go along with three by
Mundy. The Lady Vikings
held on for the 58-47 win.
Scoring (unofficial): Tiana
Jones (16), Nisah Darby
(15), Hunter Mundy (9),
Katelyn Brooks (8),
Cameron Patrick (7),
Deana Allen (2) and
Mallory Brogden (1).
Boltz
Strudwick
Ragland
McFalls
Muhammad
Brooks Jones Montren
Shelley