From BleckleyProgress.com
Bad quarter sinks girls as Putnam takes season series.
By Dave Whitaker
Jan 20, 2015, 23:05
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Alexis Ligon had the Lady Royals first basket. |
The season series between Putnam County and BCHS wrapped up Tuesday evening in Cochran. With the season winding down, both teams were seeking wins. A girls win would tie them for first place in 4-AA.
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Jahnaria Brown was fouled on this shot. |
Alexis Ligon and Destiny Pallord had four points each as the Lady Royals led 13-10 after one. Kiley Moe scored five points in the final four minutes of the first half to help BC lead by three.
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Kiley Moe put Bleckley up five with this basket. |
Things changed in the third quarter. Bleckley was outscored 19-4 and trailed 40-28 going to the fourth. They got no closer than eight until a Ligon basket in the final seconds, losing 49-42. She had 12. Team foul shooting in the fourth was 4 of 13.
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Markell Marshall broke a long first quarter drought for the Royals. |
Down 14-6 after one quarter, a basket by Kentrez Jenkins cut the deficit to four. Putnam ran off nine straight. Shamar Slappy scored the final four points of a 10-2 run to end the half, drawing the Royals to within 25-20.
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Kentrez Jenkins shoots over Putnam players. |
The Eagles would lead by as much as 11 in the third but Bleckley had gotten within 43-38 going to the fourth. A deficit of eight was cut to two with 15 seconds left on a Slappy basket. Down three with ten seconds left, an offensive foul prevented any game-tying shot attempt.
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Shamar Slappy scored despite the double team. |
BCHS went on to lose 52-48. Slappy had a career best 10, Markell Marshall had 15. Willie Taylor had 13. Bleckley travels to Crawford County Friday. Tip time is 7 pm.
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