Potts Camp
teams split division games
By BARRY BURLESON
Editor
The Potts
Camp Cardinals and Lady Cardinals had different outcomes
in two division road trips last week.
The boys won
at West Union on Tuesday, while the girls lost. Then the
boys lost at Myrtle with the girls winning. It was their
final two division contests of the season.
Reggie
Lesure lit up the scoreboard with a game-high 24 points
as the Cardinals knocked off West Union 67-58.
“I was
really pleased with our effort,” said head coach
Chris Ferrell. “We played an up-tempo game, with a
lot of players contributing.”
Trey Dillard
added 11 points for Potts Camp, which built an
overwhelming 32-8 halftime lead.
Free throws
proved to be the difference in the girls’ matchup
between Potts Camp and West Union – a game which the
Lady Cardinals lost 49-41.
West Union
shot 30 free throws and hit 18. Potts Camp shot 10 free
throws and hit eight.
The Lady
Cardinals fell behind 11-3 after one period and actually
outscored the home team by one point in every quarter
after that.
“We dug
ourselves a hole early,” said head coach Kevin
Harris. “We had some blown assignments in the press.
“Plus
we missed all manner of shots in the paint, including
five within three feet of the goal. At the other end,
they got good shots and made a few buckets.”
Leading the
Potts Camp offensive effort in the contest were Arnetta
Howell with 14 points, Kenyotta Jenkins with 12 and
Latrece Walker with nine.
“Give
West Union credit,” Harris said. “They did a
good job of keeping us off the offensive glass. We
didn’t get much of anything there.
“I’m
proud of the way we played defensively. West Union (18-5)
had only 15 field goals the entire game.”
The Potts
Camp boys never really got on track Friday night at
Myrtle. They trailed 35-23 at the half before losing
72-49.
“Reggie
(Lesure) got in foul trouble early, and that made it
tough to get anything going,” Ferrell said.
Starter
Stephen Simon also missed both games last week due to an
ankle injury.
“They
(Myrtle) jumped all over us (21-10 after one quarter) and
whipped us,” Ferrell said. “They shot the ball
well.”
Jacobye
Davis was Potts Camp’s top scorer with 14 points.
The
Cardinals dropped to 9-15 overall and 2-4 in division
play.
Ferrell said
Simon should be back in the lineup soon, plus some
disciplinary issues involving other players should be
behind the team.
“By the
Division Tournament (February 14-18), hopefully everyone
will be on the same page and ready to go,” Ferrell
said.
The Potts
Camp girls were clicking on all cylinders in a 72-48 rout
of Myrtle.
The Lady
Cardinals scored 32 field goals, 27 of those coming on
assists.
“I
can’t say enough about our offensive
execution,” Harris said. “We were moving the
ball well.”
Potts Camp
shot only six free throws and made none.
“It was
very strange game,” Harris said. “I’ve
never coached a game in which we shot this few free
throws.”
Howell was
the top producer on offense with 20 points. She was
followed by Walker with 18, Taquita Evans with 15 and
Kayla Reed with eight.
The Lady
Cardinals were on top 42-24 at the halftime recess.
“We
dominated the boards,” Harris said, “and I was
proud of our defensive effort. Myrtle didn’t get
anything easy. They are powered by their three guards,
and we made a conscious decision to shut down two out of
the three, and we did.”
Harris said
giving his players Wednesday off helped. Several had been
battling sickness.
“We
looked crisp Thursday in practice, and it carried over to
the game Friday,” he said.
The Lady
Cardinals improved to 17-8 overall and 5-1 in the
division, assuring themselves of a no-worse-than-second
seeding for the division tournament in February.
Potts Camp
teams were scheduled to host Blue Mountain Tuesday. They
then visit Hickory Flat on Friday before hosting county
rival Holly Springs next Tuesday, Feb. 1.
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