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Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive |
Lady Jays Battle, Fall To PrescottPublished Wednesday, January 31, 1996 in the Nevada County PicayuneNevada's senior girls split three games last week, winning only one. The Lady Jays opened the week with a 68-58 loss to Genoa. The girls opened well, taking a 17-16 lead into the second period, but saw Genoa explode for 21 points to lead 37-31 at the break. Genoa extended its lead in the third, going up 51-43. Vanessa Evans led the Lady Jays with 21 points. Dilesha Easter followed suit by stroking the net for 19. Tomeka Muldrow added 13 in the contest. Karen Purifoy was the pacesetter for Genoa with 20 points. Lynda Green netted 17. The Lady Jays were eight of 18 at the line, while Genoa iced the contest from the stripe, connecting on 28 of 34 free throws. In the second game, the Lady Jays whipped Fouke 64-41. Nevada opened the game with a hot hand, scorching the nets for 21 in the opening eight minutes, while holding the Lady Panthers to 10. At the half, the Lady Jays were in command 35-14, as they poured it on Fouke. Nevada continued the onslaught in the third, posting a 46-28 advantage. Muldrow led the Lady Jays offensively with 21 points. Easter hid the ball in the hoops for 13. Rachel Schaeffer paced the Lady Panthers with 11, while teammate Misty Farley added 10. The tale from the stripe showed the Lady Jays 20 for 40, while Fouke only connected on four of nine. The third game was a heartbreaker as Nevada fell to cross-county rival Prescott 47-46 Saturday. Both teams started off slow, but the Lady Jays were able to take an 11-8 lead after one. The Wolverettes returned the favor in the second quarter as they tied the game at 17-17 as the buzzer sounded ending the first half. The Lady Jays were able to take a slender 28-27 lead after three periods had expired, but were unable to hold off the Wolverettes in the final eight minutes. Muldrow led the Lady Jays with 21 points, while Evans netted 13 in the contest. Leslie Hines was the Wolverettes' leading scorer with 14 in the contest. Ashley Stewart contributed 10 in the win as did an ailing Jessica Hildebrand. The Lady Jays were 19 of 25 from the charity stripe. Prescott's senior girls were 10 of 22 in free throw attempts. The Lady Jays had a date with Lewisville Tuesday night, and were scheduled to tangle with Bradley Feb. 2. Search | Nevada County Picayune by date | Gurdon Times by date |
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