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January 2, 2013
The Banks County News
Split team efforts
VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL
VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Boys win vs. Oglethorpe
but lose to Buford Wolves
BY RANDY CRUMP
The Banks County High
School varsity boys enjoyed a
win over Oglethorpe County
41-39 in a recent game but then
took a tough loss to Buford
38-77.
The Patriots took a one-
point lead in the first quarter
12-11. Will Ledford and Isaiah
Smith sank three point shots.
Austin Venable scored three
and Gatlin Boswell added two
points from the floor.
BCHS took the lead in the
second quarter scoring 15
points. Isaiah Smith scored
another three pointer, Zac
Orr scored four points, Austin
Venable scored five points,
Zezmon Steeple scored two
points and Gatlin Boswell
scored one point from the free
throw line. BCHS led at the half
26-22.
The Leopards held on to a
one-point lead at the end of
the third quarter. Greg Cannon,
Gatlin Boswell and Austin
Venable added two points
each. While Ryan Seabolt
made one of two from the free
throw line.
BCHS added one point to
the lead in the fourth quarter to
win the game. Austin Venable
led the Leopards in scoring
with 16 points, Zac Orr and
Isaiah Smith scored six points
each. Will Ledford and Gatlin
Boswell scored five points
each, Zezmon Steeple scored
two points. Greg Cannon
added two points and Ryan
Seabolt added one from the
line.
The Leopards were hoping
to stay in the game with Buford
and closed the first quarter
six points behind the Wolves.
Gatlin Boswell drove the lane
all quarter long looking for
fouls, Boswell shot four of six
from the foul line.
The Wolves pulled away in
the second quarter by 20 points
and led the half 42-22. Boswell
continued to sail into the mid
dle of the pack down in the
lane for the foul. He shot three
of eight from the line during the
second period.
BCHS was put down in the
third quarter 7-26 and the
game was rolling in favor of
the Wolves. The Leopards
matched Buford’s score in the
fourth quarter point for point
but the damage was done and
the Wolves won the game.
Gatlin Boswell led the scor
ing effort for the Leopards with
13 points. Zac Orr scored nine
points, Austin Venable scored
six points, Zezmon Steeple
scored four points, Graham
White scored three points.
Montana Kennedy, Bobby
Morgan and Traice Bagley
scored one point each.
BCHS REGION
STANDINGS
BOYS:
Region
Overall
Dawson County 3-0
10-01
West Hall
2-0
6-4
North Hall
1-0
4-1
Buford
1-0
2-4
East Hall
0-1
1-3
White County
0-2
5-6
Fannin County
0-2
3-6
Banks County
0-2
2-7
GOES FOR THE BASKET
Austin Venable moves into the lane for a shot at the
basket. Photos by Randy Crump
SCORES 13
Gatlin Boswell drives the lane for the foul, Boswell led
the Leopards with 13 points against Buford.
TO THE OUTSIDE
Greg Cannon turns the outside corner on his way to
the basket.
Lady Leopards take
win, loss on the road
TO THE HOOP
Taylor Kennedy takes the ball to the hoop. Photos by
Randy Crump
i a,
LEADS IN SCORING
Senior McKenna Rylee led the Lady Leopards with six
points against the Buford Wolves.
BLALOCK SCORES
Savannah Blalock scores two of her four points from
under the basket in Buford.
BY RANDY CRUMP
The Banks County High
School varsity girls’ basketball
team split games on the road
in recent action. The Lady
Leopards beat Oglethorpe
County 65-27 and lost to Buford
18-55.
BCHS jumped out of the
gate and scored twice as many
points as Oglethorpe did in
the first quarter. Leading 12-6
at the end of the period, the
Lady Leopards were ready to
push the score even higher in
the second quarter and that’s
exactly what they did.
BCHS scored 26 points to
seven in the period and led
the game at the half 38-13. The
Patriots looking for a way to
come back in the game only
managed to score two points in
the third quarter and the Lady
Leopards put the game away
scoring 18 points.
Abby Parks and Lauren
Carter scored 12 points each,
Taylor Kennedy scored nine
points, Kaitlyn Duncan scored
seven points. McKenna Rylee
scored six points, Paige Mathis
scored five points, Haley
Warner scored four points, Jodi
Milford, Savannah Blalock and
Shelby Parson scored three
points each. Brenna Parson
scored one point from the free
throw line.
Buford was a huge test for
the Lady Leopards. The Wolves
held BCHS scoreless through
the first quarter as shot after
shot bounced around the
rim. Haley Warner and Taylor
Kennedy finally got the Lady
Leopards on the board in the
second quarter and the half
ended 4-29.
A huge deficit to overcome
the Lady Leopards never gave
up and continued to add to the
scoreboard. Savannah Blalock
scored four points, McKenna
Rylee hit a three pointer and
Haley Warner made a basket
for two points.
The fourth quarter wasn’t
very productive for the Lady
Leopards and Buford pulled
away and made the game out of
reach. McKenna Rylee scored
on a three point shot and Paige
Mathis scored two points from
the floor.
McKenna Rylee ed the Lady
Leopards with a total of six
points, Haley Warner and
Savannah Blalock scored four
points each. Paige Mathis
scored two points against the
Wolves.
BCHS REGION
STANDINGS
GIRLS
Region
Overall
Banks County
2-1
8-1
Buford
1-0
4-1
Dawson County 2-1
6-1
North Hall
1-1
5-2
White County
1-1
6-4
West Hall
0-1
4-4
Fannin County
0-1
2-6
East Hall
0-2
3-4
