From BleckleyProgress.com
Struggles continue for BCHS.
By Dave Whitaker
Jan 8, 2019, 23:54
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A Southwest player tries to prevent Tesa Taylor from shooting. |
Tuesday night was the first of two straight home games for BCHS. Though both teams needed wins, both struggled offensively as they were swept by Southwest.
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Millie Hulsey waits for a possible rebound. |
The Lady Royals were without four players including Jayla Willis and Kziya Elvine, both out with knee injuries. BC was down 49-13 at halftime. They scored just 14 second half points in losing 78-27. Markayla Jenkins had 10 points.
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State Bank of Cochran was Tuesday night's game sponsor. Pictured L-R: are boys head coach Garrett Collins, Tracy Dykes, and cheerleading head coach Chelsea Tyner. |
Though down four after one quarter, the Royals scored just five points in the second as they trailed 24-16. Still down eight going to the fourth, BC got within four only to see the Patriots score nine straight. A pair of Nykeem Farrows with seconds left cut the deficit to three but BC went on to lose their fifth straight, 49-45.
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Nykeem Farrow is now 28 away from 1,000 career points. |
Farrow had 11 points. Deandre Pitts and Amarion Blackshear scored 10 points each. Bleckley hosts Northeast January 11 at 6 pm.
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