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Tied with 3:18 remaining, Westfield outscored the Patriots 11-1 the rest of the way to pull away for a 71-61 win at the Hornets Nest in Perry, “That was the key, we were able to hit come critical shots it down the stretch,” Westfield head coach Duane Hunter said. “We had been missing some shots and that is what hurt us Snow Continued from Page IB the Hornets Nest. Overcoming an early deficit and foul trouble, the Lady Hornets would not be denied in their own tournament against the Lady Bulldogs as Westfield pulled away for a 45-34 win. “It’s very exciting and good for our team,” Westfield senior Ashley Burger said. After George Walton scored the first five points of the game, the Lady Hornets responded with the next 15 points to spark a 19-1 run to build a lead they would not surrender the rest of the day. “It goes mean a lot when you do win your own tournament against two good teams like we did,” Westfield girls head coach Leigh Ann Champion said. 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In the opening contests on Friday, Westfield rolled to a 46-30 win over North Cobb and George Walton advanced past Citizens Christian 48-43. With the championship win, the GISA Class AAA No. 1 ranked Lady Hornets improved to 7-1 overall as George Walton suffered its second loss in 12 game in 2002. “They are both very different teams that we faced,” Champion said. “North Cobb was a very quick, pesky team, while George Walton has more size and aggressive. It was a good test for us against two teams that are so diverse.” Trailing 19-6 midway through the second quarter, the Lady y*- ; tHlje JSauetnn Jinme Jlaurmti matchups on Friday, North Cobb rolled past Westfield 59-46 and George Walton crushed Citizens Christian 58-29. With the consolation victory, the Hornets evened their record up at 4-4, while Citizens Christian falls to 3-7 overall. In a game they trailed from the opening basket, the Patriots fought back to tie the game at 60-60 as Grant Gardner scored the last of his 14 points for Citizens Christian with 3:34 left. Westfield held the Patriots to a single free throw the rest of the way as Bubba Blalock hit several key free throws down the final minutes. “Our defense picked it up a Bulldogs fought back with a 11- 2 run the rest of the quarter to trim the lead to 21-17 at half time. Westfield answered in the third quarter by outscoring the visitors from Monroe 6-1 the first 7:13.3 of the period to regain control of the game. “They never quit,” Champion said. “We just keep playing tough and did what we had to do.” The Lady Hornets were forced to shuffle their lineup when center Rebecca Dudley found herself in foul trouble. “We had to make an adjust ment and switch Ashley and Becca with Ashley playing cen ter,” Champion said. The move seemed to pay off as Dudley never fouled out and Burger scored a game-high 19 points and 13 rebounds. “That’s normal for her (to get GREAT SELECTION OF DESIGNER & ECONOMY FRAMES CHRISTIE Dr. Dudley B. Christie, Jr. Professional Optometrist with 30 years experience to meet your eyecare needs • Comprehensive Eye Exams • Treatment of Eye Diseases and Injuries • All types of contact lens • On Site Full Service Lab Accepting Medicare/Medicaid EYEMED Blue Cross TRICARE VSP and many others. SSO OFF Glasses (with purchase of SIOO of more) offer good through December 31,2002 mmmmm wamm, P '■ •#?«*! |§SB|f Jp§Mg |ME| J” r ?|r| -f 'Or S ixm' y Bib isEVI ’ iMk A|Hl|-: : : ' : ' . 19 fe Bara B Iff<S33i t 1 I I j m ■□■ >J .11 vIT P j ■ H «k %# 1 I m Jm .-*•! j _j |flpßp&MgH«Br • s < #; j ... s', IHI .' HB. Jr‘*' *” m 1.8 ./ w yK ■ v/j>ir v b Photos by James Tidwell Westfield center Becca Dudley (34) goes for a block of a shot by Jennifer Kemper of George Walton during the girls championship of the 2002 Westfield Snow Fight Saturday afternoon in the Hornets Nest (Above). The Westfield cheerleaders root on the Hornets during the boys consola tion game against Citizens Christian Saturday (Left). The Westfield fans cheer after the Lady Hornets win the championship (Top Left). notch or two and Bubba hit a lot of big free throws for us,” Hunter said. “Every time we went to the line we hit at least one and it was enough.” Westfield scored the first nine points of the game and withheld little spurts by the Patriots to maintain that lead at 19-10 late in the first quarter and 25-16 midway through the second quarter. Citizens Christian would slowly begin chipping away at the lead late in the first half, trimming the lead to 37-34 at halftime. The Patriots contin ued to edge closer as they sliced the lead to 42-40 in the opening minutes of the second half. Westfield responded with a 7- a double-double),” Champion said. The senior was also not fazed by the shift. “It was different,” Burger said. “I had never played center before and it was a challenge. But we did what we had to do.” George Walton got as close as 33-28 with under three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Hornets refused to let the Lady Bulldogs get any closer with a 12-6 run the last 2:23 of the game. “We’re always optimistic we’re going to be able to do what we have to do to win going in to a game.” Stephanie Thompson added 14 points to help the Westfield cause. Mallory Hill, with 11 points, and Meredith Mullis, with 10 points, were the only Lady Bulldogs in double-digits. 1934-8848 ! 145 Second Street ! COCHRAN, GA 0 spurt to increase the advan tage to 49-40 and remained ahead by five at the end of the third quarter at 53-47. Citizens Christian answered in the fourth quarter with a 13- 7 run highlighted by knotting the score at 57-57 and 60-60. The Patriots were unable to move ahead and never gained the lead. “They fought back hard and we had some foul trouble,” Hunter said. “But we had some guys come off the bench play 1 — * Daily Specials M — 1 Lightening Lunch Mon. Fri. 15 Min. Or It’s FREE' EHSEE&m 48 Wings & Pitcher Of Beer S I9 M All You Can Eal Wings S B 9B $ 2.00 Margarltas HZ2EE9B3 Rlbeye’s Only *l3” Present This Ad And Receive 20% Discount EYE CARE ASSOCIATES 971 -1500 198 S. Houton Lake Rd. • Shaheen Plaza, Suite B WARNER ROBINS, GA well and we did what we had to do.” Blalock scored a team high 24 points, including three 3-point ers and 7-of-13 free throw shooting, to pace the Hornets as Jesse Ravis added 16 points, with two 3-pointers, and Hunt Sexton with 15 points, including two 3-pointers. 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