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PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS,- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007
Up And Down Week For Lady Eagles
Marley Pullian (2) looks for a way around a Jackson County
defender. Pullian scored 11 points, and had five assists during
Saturday night’s game against Jackson County.
Photo by Brandon Reed
By Brandon Reed
It was an up-and-down week
end for the Lady Eagles of East
Jackson. On the up side was a
win in Friday’s home opener
against West Forsyth, as the
Lady Eagles defeated the Lady
Wolverines 50-34.
East Jackson went on top
early, leading by eight points by
the end of the first quarter. They
held the lead for the rest of the
game, going up 33-16 by the half,
and leading 43-19 going into the
fourth quarter.
Autumn Wilbanks led the Lady
Eagles in scoring with 11 points,
while Emma Turner scored 10,
with Marley Pullian and Dane
Gaillard scoring eight each. Pul-
lian and Gaillard both had three
assists. Wilbanks had two steals,
while Turner recorded two
blocks. Gaillard led the team in
rebounds with 15.
Then came Saturday, and the
long-awaited match-up between
the Lady Eagles and the Lady
Panthers of Jackson County.
East Jackson played hard, keep
ing the Lady Panthers within a
few points for most of the game,
Cont. from Page 1B
some out there that had,” Caputo
said. “All in all, I didn’t think we
wrestled that bad. There are a few
things that we watched, and know
that we have to work on and get
developed.”
Caputo says the performances
will come with time.
“It’s going to take time with wres
tling,” he said. “I think our kids
understand that. We were happy
with our effort, and we were hap
py with how we moved around on
our feet some. But we’re not satis
fied, or even close to being satis
fied or content. We have a lot of
work to do.”
The team was scheduled to face
Blessed Trinity and West Hall on
but in the end, came out on the
losing end, 60-48.
Jackson County took the early
lead and held it throughout the
game, but for three quarters,
the Lady Eagles stayed within
shouting distance. The Panthers
led 12-10 at the end of the first
quarter, and were up 22-20 at
the half. The Panthers moved to
a 36-28 lead after three stanzas
before putting it out of reach at
the end.
Turner led the Eagles in scor
ing with 13 points, followed by
Wilbanks with 12, Pullian with
11, and Dynelle Todman with
seven. Pullian had three assists,
while Terin Gillespie had two.
Wilbanks and Gillespie both re
corded two steals, while Turner
and Todman both had two each.
Turner led the team in rebounds
with 13.
“I thought we played hard the
entire game, but were unable to
match their run in the second
half,” said East Jackson head
basketball coach Amy Larimer.
“Coming from halftime they
shot an amazing percentage. We
made it through their run but we
the road Tuesday night. Results of
that meet were not immediately
available.
Prior to Tuesday’s match, Capu
to said he expected to encounter
a strong program out of Blessed
Trinity.
We’re hoping to go over there,
get better, get some more mat
time and experience, and just do
the best we can do,” he said. “With
wrestling, it really doesn’t matter
what our record is. What matters
is in February, how well we do at
the area tournaments as a team
and as a individuals. Our eyes and
our focus are on February.”
The team will travel to Clarke
Central to face the Gladiators and
Habersham County Friday.
could not match their run with
one of our own. It was a hard-
fought game on both sides.”
Larimer said she feels that the
team is improving with every
game, both offensively and de
fensively.
“At the beginning of the sea
son, I believe that is the most im
portant aspect of molding as a
team,” she said. “Once we get to
Christmas break and move into
the heart of region play, we need
to be at the top of our game.”
Larimer said she is beginning
to see the team leaders emerge.
“Emma Turner is stepping up
as a leader right now, leading us
in rebounding and is a presence
to deal with down low,” Larimer
said. “She is also a smart player
and that shows on the court.
She is not the most vocal per
son, but she definitely leads by
example .”
The Lady Eagles were sched
uled to face off against the
Oglethorpe County Lady Pa
triots Tuesday night at home.
Results were unavailable by
press time. Prior to the game,
Larimer said she was excited
to see her team take on anoth
er region opponent in Ogletho
rpe County.
“This will give us a chance yet
again to see the region competi
tion that we will see game after
game starting in January,” she
said .
The Eagles will next face Ste
phens County a week from Fri
day, as they travel to Toccoa to
face the Indians Dec. 14.
“I have heard that Stephens
County is a strong team,” Lar
imer said. “They have a tradition
of winning and it does nothing
but benefit us to play teams of
that caliber.”
— Wrestlers Off To A Good Start
Brandon Garrett (23) scored 17 points against Jackson
County.
—Eagles Win 2 Of 3 Games
Cont. from Page 1B
Jackson Eagles played host Sat
urday evening to the Jackson
County Panthers. It was a tough
game all night, with the score
staying close from start to fin
ish, but in the end, the Panthers
came up with what they needed
to defeat the Eagles 63-59.
“I knew they’d give us their
best shot, and I think they gave
us everything that they had,”
Turner said. “We were there and
had a chance to win, but when
you go four-for-15 from the free-
throw line, and they go 27-for-39,
you’re shooting yourself in the
foot. I thought we did that the
whole game.
“Some silly fouls from a cou
ple of our starters got us in some
trouble, and we never could real
ly get a rotation the way we like
to play, as far as sending people
in and out, keeping them fresh,
and trying to keep pressure on
them.”
Garrett again led the team
in points, with 17. Other scor
ers included K. Gilbert with
15, Stevens with 13, Z. Gilbert
with eight, Pearson with three,
Boswell with two, and Rucker
with one. Stevens led in assists
with three, while Garrett had the
most rebounds with seven.
“We’ve got to play smarter,”
Turner said. “I don’t think we
held our composure at all dur
ing the game. I think we let the
calls get to us, and I think we let
Jackson County get to us. I think
they played extremely well.”
The Eagles were scheduled to
face the Oglethorpe County Pa
triots Tuesday evening. Results
were unavailable by press time.
Turner said before Tuesday
night’s game that he was looking
for consistency.
“Hopefully more consistency,
and taking better shots,” he said.
“We’re settling too much for the
outside three-pointer instead of
getting to the basket. Every time
we attacked the zone against
Jackson County, we got lay-ups.
Too many times, we settled for
threes. Against Jackson County,
we shot 25 three-pointers. We
should never shoot more than
12 in a game. We’ve got to do a
better job of attacking the bas
ket.
“Oglethorpe will hopefully
come in and hopefully we’ll play
a little more consistently, get a
win, and build from there.”
East Jackson is next scheduled
to travel to West Forsyth for a re
match with the Wolverines Sat
urday.
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