GREENWOOD 54, HARRISON 29

GIRLS – The Lady Bulldogs never trailed on Wednesday in avenging a January loss with a robust, 54-29, win. “We knew we had to be at a quicker pace, getting up and down the floor,” Greenwood head coach Clay Reeves said. “We were a lot faster. They beat us one point up there, so the motivation was there for our kids to play. We can play a lot better than what we played up there. They came out and played really good (Wednesday).” Greenwood (15-9, 8-2) reeled off the final nine points of the first quarter to crack a 2-2 tie and then scored the first nine points of the second quarter and started taking control. The Lady Bulldogs scored 41 points in the middle two quarter, increasing their lead to 32-10 at the half and 52-17 after three quarters. Greenwood forced Harrison into eight turnovers in the first quarter, seven more in the second quarter and then 10 in the third quarter. Harrison managed just six field goals through three quarters in 27 attempts. “Our kids were playing hard, getting where they needed to be and anticipating really good,” Reeves said. “We prepared for what we needed to prepare for. Kyiah Julian led all scorers with 12 points. Fisher, Shea Goodwin, and Stormi Baggs all scored eight points for Greenwood. Offensively, Greenwood scored its first 17 baskets of the game inside. “Our kids look in their quickly,” Reeves said. “Our guards were driving and scoring, and they getting the ball into Stormi and she was able to score. You never know who we’re going to have score from different spots. It’s great that different kids take advantage of different things on different nights.” Kinley Fisher bagged Greenwood’s only two treys of the game on consecutive possessions in the third quarter to push the Lady Bulldogs up, 51-15, with 37 seconds left in the quarter. Kenzie Parker came off the bench to lead Harrison (7-16, 2-7) with 10 points.

GREENWOOD 54, HARRISON 29

LELAND BARCLAY

Times Record | 2/7/2018

PHOTO CREDIT: Brian Sanderford