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PAGE 2B - THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS - WEDNESDAY. TANUARY 28, 2009
-- East Jackson Ladies Ready To Build On Win
-- Challenging Games Ahead For Commerce
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32-25 lead into the half.
East Jackson continued to
control the game in the third
quarter, moving out to 52-39,
then extending it in the fourth
quarter to the 69-53 final.
Autumn Wilbanks led the
offense with 26 points. Callie
Moore and Caroline Hicks
each scored eight points,
while Terin Gillespie and
Mikki McGinnis scored six
apiece.
Wilbanks had 10 rebounds
and Hicks five. The team
had a total of 18 assists, eight
from Gillespie, while Moore
and Shelby Johnson had
three each.
The team had a total of
22 steals on the night, with
Wilbanks and McGinnis each
getting five, and Johnson tak
ing four.
The game against
Oglethorpe was exactly what
we needed," said coach Amy
Larimer.
Next up was a historic
first game between the Lady
Eagles and the Jefferson
Lady Dragons at EJCHS last
Friday.
The Lady Eagles took a 9-6
lead after the first quarter, but
in the second, Jefferson ral
lied, and moved into a 20-17
lead going into the half.
Things went badly for the
Lady Eagles in the third quar
ter, as Jefferson held them to
only two points, while the
Lady Dragons added 19 to
make it 39-19 at the end of
the third. In the fourth, East
Jackson closed the lead to
within 10 points late in the
game, but Jefferson held on
to win 52-40.
Wilbanks again led in scor
ing with 18 points, while
Gillespie had seven and
Johnson scored six. Gillespie
had two assists, while Moore,
Wilbanks and McGinnis had
two steals each.
Hicks grabbed nine
rebounds, while McGinnis
had seven and Moore six.
“We really put ourselves in
a bad position with our per
formance in the third quar
ter," Larimer said. “We kept
fighting and pulled within
10 points during the fourth
quarter but it is very difficult
to pull yourself out of such a
huge hole. We simply have
to play a complete game to
pull off a big win such as
Jefferson."
Up next for East Jackson
was a trip to Washington-
Wilkes to face a Lady Tigers
team that they had beaten in
December.
The hope was to rebound
from the previous night’s
loss with their second win of
the year.
The Lady Eagles led 10-8
at the end of the first quar
ter, but Washington-Wilkes
earned a three-point lead,
27-24, at the half.
East Jackson came out in
the second half determined
to close the gap, and held the
Lady Tigers to seven points,
as they closed to within one
point, 34-33, by the end of
the third.
The struggle for the lead
continued into the fourth
quarter, and as the final
buzzer loomed, Washington-
Wilkes held a one-point
advantage.
That was when Kaitlin Hill
hit a basket with an assist
from Johnson with 2.4 sec
onds left on the clock to
go up by one. Washington-
Wilkes was unable to answer,
and East Jackson claimed a
47-46 win.
The victory improves the
Lady Eagles’ overall record
to 6-12.
Wilbanks led the attack
with 23 points, while Gillespie
and Johnson scored seven
each.
Bralee Griffin had two
assists, and Wilbanks had
six steals, while Johnson and
McGinnis had four each, and
Moore had two.
Hill, Moore and Wilbanks
each had seven rebounds,
while McGinnis had five.
“This was a great road win
for us," Larimer said. “There
was great execution at the
end of the game with quickly
getting the ball out, working
it up the sideline and attack
ing the defense for the game
winning shot.
East Jackson was sched
uled to host Banks County
in region play on Tuesday.
Results of that game were
unavailable at press time.
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performance for us to have a chance at win
ning.”
Commerce will look to its youngest players
to step up.
A big challenge comes Friday when
Commerce hosts Jefferson. The game starts
at 7:00 p.m. The odds favor Jefferson since
the Lady Tigers are not at peak health and
the Lady Dragons have had their way with the
Tigers in recent years, but in the region, the
game doesn't matter and the ladies have bigger
fish ahead.
Commerce has a region contest on Saturday
against Social Circle and will need the ladies
primed for that game. Cook said that this
week the coaches expect the young players to
step up, show some extra effort, and remain
focused. Saturday's away game starts at 4:00
p.m.
The experience could be valuable for the
younger team members as the Commerce
program matures.
Last week did not pan out anywhere near
what Commerce would have liked to see.
Starter Jaz Grier was forced to remain on
the sidelines due to her previous injury. Grier
was not alone; Jordan Lord, suffered a season
ending injury to her knee during practice last
week. Both players have medical appointments
scheduled for this week, according to Cook.
The Lady Tigers played region-leading Towns
County last Wednesday, and the Lady Indians
prevailed 46-22 over the shorthanded Tigers.
To say Commerce started slowly is putting
it mildly, as the Lady Tigers were blanked 15-0
in the first period. Commerce picked up six
in the second period but was down by 20 at
the half.
Jessie Flint lead the Commerce offense with
12 points. Lauren Jones added six points and
blocked 10 shots. Skyiar Beasley and Drea
Mathis each picked up two points to round out
the Commerce scoring.
Friday night, Commerce faced Hebron
Christian and fell 43-30.
"We started out slow again,” said Cook. “The
girls moved the ball well down the court, but
had a lot of shots that missed.”
Again suffering through an early-game
drought, the Lady Tigers trailed 12-1 after the
first period. Cook said the team was not out of
the game yet and thought it could come back.
Unfortunately, the second period proved oth
erwise as Commerce was outscored 14-8 and
Hebron took a 26-9 lead into the second half.
Commerce did gain a little ground in the third
period, but Hebron remained safely ahead and
coasted to a 43-30 win.
Flint was the high scorer again, leading
Commerce with 11 points. Beasley added six,
Jones picked up four and snagged 11 rebounds
for Commerce. Coming into the game in
the fourth period, Mathis scored five points.
Shekia Moon and Logan Brown added two
points apiece.
SPORTS NOTICES
• Baseball/Softball Starting At CPRD
The Commerce Parks &
Recreation Department will
be accepting registrations for
its youth baseball/softball pro
gram until Jan. 30.
Registrations will be received
weekdays from 1-5 p.m. at
the Parks and Rec office at
American Veterans Memorial
Park on Carson Street. In
addition, an extended registra
tion time will be available on,
Jan. 31 until 7 p.m.
Birth certificates are required
for all participants.
For additional information,
call the Parks and Recreation
office at 706-335-3236.
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CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
OPEN HOUSE
January 28
6:30pm - 8:OOpm
Donovan campus
590 Lavender Road • Athens, GA
706.433.0223 • www.mdchs.org
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