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Lady Eagles Lose a Stunner 23-24

The Lady Eagles lost a close one in a defensive battle against Randolph. The Lady Eagles lost their two point lead with less than 10 seconds left and could not manage to get the last bucket to win the game. The scoring was led by Kelya Jureczki with 9 points. This dropped the Lady Eagles to 3-4 in district which keeps them in a 3 way tie for 3rd.

Lady Eagles Take Down Deer

The Lady Eagles also played Comfort this past Friday night avenging the pre-Christmas loss that they suffered to Comfort midway through December. The Lady Eagles started off slow with the score see-sawing back and forth the first quarter. The Lady Eagles led at the end of the 1st quarter by a score of 11-10. From that point the Lady Eagles never looked back, eventually building up the lead to 16 points finishing the game on top, 44-28. Leading Scorers for the Lady Eagles were Kayla Jernigan with 18 and Savanah Woodcock with 13. Jernigan also led the team with 4 steals with Kelya Jureczki bringing in 3. The team had a season low 10 turnovers. "What impressed me most was was the drop in the number of turnovers, that was a sign of the execution and discipline it takes to get this team to where it wants to be. We need to finish the season strong like we finished that game, " Coach Jung stated after the game. The Lady Eagles play Harper, in Harper this Friday at 6:30, and then the Lady Eagles play a huge game against San Antonio Cole next Friday February 5th at 6:30 pm. This game will be the Lady Eagles Parent’s Night Celebration as well as a game that has major Play-Off implications for the Lady Eagle. Currently the Lady Eagles are tied for 3rd with Cole and have a district record of 4-4. Lets fill the stands and support our Lady Eagles.

JV Lady Eagles beat Randolph 37-21

The JV girls’ team did a great job against Randolph last night in San Antonio. Kourtney Smith was high point with 14, most of them coming from a strong press. Kelsey Heavner, Jessie Rios and Brittany Harris created many steals at the front end of the press. Katie Stevenson, Andrea Workman and Madison Fountaine made many critical offensive and defensive rebounds to assist in undefended shots out of transition. "The team played really well together on both ends of the court. The guards were feeding the inside posts while the posts were rebounding to create second and third shot situations. It was a great win for the team," said Coach Smith.