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LAURENS ACADEMY GIRLS  (27)

Callie Holmes  6,  Lauren Broome  5,  Katie Rockefeller  13,  Laura Langston  3   Totals:  12 1-4

Rebounds:  21   Assist:  6   Steals:  6  Blocks:  2   Turnovers:  15   3 pt Goals:  2  (Broome, Langston)

WARDLAW ACADEMY GIRLS  (35)

Peyton Baynham  7,  Katelyn Rearden  5, Gina Easler  12,  Kara Beck  7,  Melissa Pacifico  4

Totals:  13  6/19  Rebounds:  38   Assist:  8   Steals:  10  Blocks: 2   Turnovers:  22

3 pt Goals:  3  (Easler  2, Rearden)

Laurens                      8-  2-8-  9---27          Record:  5-11

Wardlaw                  3-15-7-10---35        Record:  9-3

Note:  The Lady Patriots ran into a fired up Laurens team that forced eight Wardlaw turnovers in the first quarter that gave Laurens an 8-3 lead after quarter one.  In the second quarter the Lady Patriots got a few breaks going to outscore the Lady Crusaders 15-2 and take an 18-10 lead into the locker room.   The play of the game was a Gina Easler buzzer beater to end the third quarter with a 3 pointer from about 60 feet out.  Easler had another double double with 12 points and 13 boards.   The Lady Patriots with the win stand alone atop the SCISA Region 2-A race with a  3-0 record and Laurens falls to  1-2.

LAURENS ACADEMY BOYS  (52)

Justin Campbell  7,  Alex Satterfield  9,  Kyle Maddox  2,  Brandon Martin  7,  Joshua Caviness 11,

J.T. Lee  10,  Blake Mills  6   Totals:  18  9/18  Rebounds:  19   Assist:  11  Steals:  4   Blocks:  None

3 pt Goals:  6  (Satterfield  3,  Campbell 2, Caviness  1)

WARDLAW ACADEMY BOYS  (44)

Stephen Balentine  5,  Coty Courtney  6, David Terry  6,  Tony Keenan  2, Jonathan Graves  3,

Harrison Courtney  17,  Graeme Dawe  5   Totals:  16  7/13  Rebounds:  23   Assist:  13   Steals:  4

Blocks:  1   Turnovers:  10    3 pt Goals:  5  (Terry  2, Balentine, Graves,  Dawe)

Laurens Academy                       9-15-21-  7---52       Record   3-0  13-4

Wardlaw Academy                 14-13-  7-10---44         Record   2-1    4-8

Note:   The Patriots fighting for first place in SCISA Region 2-A let an upset win fade in the third quarter as they could only get off eight shots in the quarter.   A 3 point halftime lead melted away to 11 points behind going  into the fourth quarter.    Harrison Courtney had a career night for Wardlaw getting 17 points and 10 boards.

This week the Patriots will host  the  11-2 Jefferson Davis Raiders on Wednesday and then travel to Laurens on Thursday for a rematch with the region leading Crusaders.  

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