From BleckleyProgress.com
Girls fall late, boys routed by Washington County.
By Dave Whitaker
Dec 10, 2019, 23:48
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Alyssa Fortune posts up against a Lady Hawks player. |
BCHS sought to build on the momentum of Saturday as well as get their first wins versus Washington County in over a year when the Golden Hawks came to Cochran Tuesday night. However, the girls lost a close one and the boys were blown out.
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Markayla Jenkins scores. |
Tesa Taylor and Jalexia Taylor combined for 16 of the team’s 19 first quarter points. Alyssa Fortune had seven in the second as BC led 33-29 at halftime. Waco’s buzzer beater ending the third gave them a 46-43 lead.
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Cochran Insurance and Reality was Tuesday night's game sponsored. Pictured on behalf of the company is Ken Duffy along with boys head coach Garrett Collins. |
Trailing by as many as four, Jalexia Taylor tied the score at 60 with 46 seconds left. The Lady Hawks retook the lead with 34 seconds remaining. Following a Bleckley turnover Waco had the chance to ice the game with free throws but missed both.
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Ty Williams goes in for a layup. |
BC got the ball back with ten seconds left but couldn’t get a good shot off in losing 62-60. Jalexia Taylor had 21 points. Fortune and Tesa Taylor scored 11 points each.
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Shonavian Manuel got this reverse shot to go. |
Trailing 14-6 after one quarter, the Royals made just three baskets, scoring nine points, as they trailed the Golden Hawks 30-15 at halftime. BC would again score just nine points in the third as the deficit ballooned to 27 points.
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Amarion Blackshear hit this three despite the defender's efforts. |
The Royals lost 73-30. Ty Williams had nine points. BCHS plays at East Laurens December 13. Varsity tip time is 6 pm.
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