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Potts Camp opens district with victories By BARRY BURLESON
The Potts Camp Lady Cardinals’ district opener was exciting to say the least. Hayley Davis connected on a three at the buzzer Tuesday night, Dec. 7, as coach Tana Miller’s squad beat West Union 51-48 at home. “Hayley pulled it out for us,” coach Tana Miller said. “It was a big night for her.” The Potts Camp boys followed with an easy 62-25 win over the Eagles. In the girls game, the Lady Cardinals looked to be in control. They stretched a 12-7 lead in the first quarter to a 30-19 margin at the half. They were up 41-28 after three. But the Lady Eagles rallied in the fourth, thanks in large part to Potts Camp’s missed lay-ups and turnovers, according to Coach Miller. West Union tied the game on two free throws with nine seconds left. Tenesha Woods took the throw-in and spotted Davis at the three-point line. Davis caught the pass and knocked down the shot. A celebration followed. Woods powered the Potts Camp attack. She scored 18. Haley Davis and Zana Davis added 11 and 10, respectively. The Potts Camp boys coasted in the nightcap. Coach Shawn Holtz saw the Cardinals go up by seven at the close of the first and then outscore West Union 21-8 in the second quarter to lead 34-14 at halftime. They went on to win by 37 points.
JaVaughn Jones gunned in 18 points for the Cards. Quinten Hankins followed with 13. LaVonte Richmond and Randy Love added eight each. “It was a great team win,” Coach Holtz said after the game. “We have won three of four, so hopefully we can keep this momentum going. I am proud of our effort both offensive and defensively. I think we are improving each night, but we still have a long way to go.” P.C.-Ingomar The Lady Cardinals and Cardinals hit the road for district competition Friday night and split a couple of nail-biters at Ingomar. The Potts Camp girls were down 20-19 at the half and 33-31 after three periods but rallied in the fourth for a 47-44 win. It pushed them to 2-0 in the district and 5-7 overall. “We were sort of motionless in the first half,” Coach Miller said. “But we picked up our intensity in the second half. “The biggest thing – our turnovers were down and that won the game for us.” Zana Davis lit up the scoreboard with 21 points. The Potts Camp boys dropped a 64-62 decision in overtime to the Falcons. “It was a hard-fought game,” Coach Holtz said. The was knotted at 32 at the half and at 55 at the end of regulation. Ingomar outscored the Cardinals 9-7 in the extra frame. Top point producers for Potts Camp were LaVonte Richmond with 21 and Love with 18.
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