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Parkersburg, WV -
Bridgeport
04 05 07 06 =
22
Parkersburg South
09 14 22 19 =
64
Bridgeport Scoring:
Carbaccio 7, Farkasovsk 6, Cooper 3, Farley 2, Davis 2.
South Scoring: Kayla
Ayers 15, Asia Greenleaf 10, Ali Morris 9, Amber Shreeves 8, Danielle
Floyd 7, Jessica Gilkeson 7, Kara Longwell 4, Dani Haverty 2, Jessica
Moore 2.
South Statistics:
Rebounds, 33 (Ayers 7); Assists, 16 (Morris 7, Floyd 6);
Steals, 18 (Floyd, Morris 4); Blocks, 6 (Greenleaf 2);
Turnovers, 17.
Bridgeport Statistics:
Turnovers, 33.
Junior Varsity:
Parkersburg South 54, Parkersburg 39
South Scoring: Jessica
Moore 18, Kelsi Halbert 8, Kristiana Hunt 8, Sammy Hicks 6, Hannah
Maston 5, Katelyn Porter 5, Sarah Beha 2, Mary Seagraves 2.
PHS Scoring: Hammell
10, Ruddlesden 8, Wilson 5, Pinkston 4, Romanoski 4, Bibbee 3, Jacobs 2,
Pavan 2, Conley 1.
By STEVE
HEMMELGARN, Sports Writer
PARKERSBURG — No. 4 Class AAA Parkersburg South started slow, but got
revved up offensively in the second half to blow out visiting and
fifth-ranked Bridgeport 64-22 in the Patriots’ girls basketball season
opener Tuesday night at the Rod Oldham Athletic Center.
The score was only 23-9 at the half in South’s favor, but the Patriots
roared out to begin the second half, putting up almost as many points in
the third quarter (22) as they managed the entire first half to surge
into a commanding 45-16 advantage with still a period to play in the
game.
Patriot head coach Scott Stephens attributed his team’s slow start,
especially in the opening quarter, to ‘‘first-game nerves.’’
Nevertheless, he was pleased that the Patriots’ ‘‘defense was there all
night long. The kids played great defense.’’
‘‘Great’’ would almost be an understatement, considering that South
limited the Indians (0-1) to single-digit scoring in every quarter. That
while the Patriots got rolling in the second stanza after the slow
start, then exploded in the second half with 41 points to just 13 for
Bridgeport to turn a once-close contest into a rout.
Kayla Ayers, bouncing back from a leg injury that made her playing time
last season minimal, tallied a game-high 15 points to lead South,
followed by Asia Greenleaf with 10 for the Patriots, Ali Morris with
nine, Amber Shreeves with eight, and Danielle Floyd and Jessica Gilkeson
with seven each.
For Bridgeport, Meredith Farkasousky netted nine points and Kasie
Carbaccio seven.
The Indians’ lone lead in the game came at 2-0, but Morris’ bust-out
steal for a tying layup preceded two Greenleaf hoops for a 6-2 lead at
4:33 of the first quarter, and the Patriots led 9-4 after a period.
Three straight buckets, one a trey, by Ayers capped an 8-0 South run to
start the second quarter for a 17-4 margin at the 3:20 mark.
Bridgeport closed to 17-9 by 1:26, but Morris’ 3-point play with 40
seconds left and Shreeves’ 3-ball at 11.3 seconds gave the Patriots a
23-9 lead at the half.
And the Patriots continued to get better — and more efficient —
offensively in the second half, beginning with a 7-0 burst to start the
third quarter to up the margin to 30-9 and then ending the period with
an 8-0 flourish, keyed by Floyd’s 4 points, for a 45-16 gap.
The lead had grown to 40, 62-22, with still over three minutes to play.
‘‘In the second half, I think we just kind of wore them down a little
bit since we were deeper and they were young,’’ said Stephens.
So overall, Stephens said, ‘‘It was really a good start for us.’’
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