Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Jr. Lady Jays Win Over Magnolia As Three Other Teams Fall Dec. 4

Monday, Dec. 4, was a busy night for the Bluejay basketball teams, as four squads hit the court.

It was also a very bad night for the Jays, as three of the four teams went down in defeat.

The night opened with the eighth grade boys falling to Magnolia 24-21.

The Jays managed to lead in the opening period, 7-6, and were up 13-12 at the break, but fell apart offensively in the third quarter, only scoring a single point. They entered the fourth quarter down 21-14, and were unable to overcome the deficit.

Kevin Ingram led Nevada with six points, while Geffrey Box netted five, including a three-pointer.

The Jays shot six of nine from the charity stripe in the contest.

Ben Lindsey led all scorers in the game with 12.

The Cubs were four of six in free throws.

Game two saw the junior boys take a 49-47 loss at the hands of Magnolia as well.

The Jays got off to a good start, leading 16-10 at the end of one. They found themselves on the short end of a 28-27 score at halftime, however.

But the Jays fought back and held a 40-38 lead at the end of three. Unfortunately, they were outscored 11-7 in the final stanza.

Marcus Harper paced the Jays with 15 points, while Lamar Haynie netted 14.

From the charity stripe, the Jays were five of seven.

A. Jamerson was all but unstoppable for Magnolia as he poured in 22 points. Jamerson had the hot hand from downtown as he nailed six three-pointers in the contest K. Miles contributed 12 in the win, all of his points coming from long range bombs.

The Cubs didn't make many trips to the free throw line, and only hit one of three shots.

The junior girls provided the lone win for Nevada as they hammered Magnolia 33-17.

Defense dominated the opening period as the Lady Jays took a 7-1 lead. The cruised to the half with a 14-9 advantage. By the end of the third quarter, Nevada was fully in control with a 24-6 lead.

Romana Evans led all scorers with 13 in the game. She was followed by Tierra Lambert and Pam Young, each with six.

The Lady Jays connected on four of six free throws.

The Lady Cubs were paced by Courtney Ray's nine.

They, too, were four of six in free throw attempts.

The final game of the night pitted the Lady Jays against Bright Star, with the Lady Tigers winning 59-51 in the Genoa Central Tournament.

The score was deadlocked 9-9 at the completion of the first period, with the Lady Tigers taking a 28-20 lead to the dressing rooms at intermission. The Bright Star quintet extended its lead to 49-29 by the end of three, creating a hurdle the Lady Jays couldn't overcome.

Vanessa Evans did her best for the Lady Jays as she poured in 18 points. Her effort was followed by Tomika Muldrow's 11, including a pair of three-pointers.

The Lady Jays also shot seven of 16 from the stripe.

Amanda Nelson and L.Larry both scored 10 for the Lady Tigers.

The Bright Star team spent a good deal of time at the free throw line as they netted 18 of 28 attempts.