War Eagles Prevail

BY WAYNE PHILLIPS
SPORTS EDITOR

Sycamore High's Lady War Eagles picked up a win in day's first game, beating West Greene 62-42, thanks to nine 3-point goals.

The War Eagles hit 51 percent from the field for the game, and netted nine 3-pointers with Ashley Barksdale, Sara Bliss and Abbey Brown connecting on two each.

Sycamore led 15-10 after one quarter and lengthened that advantage to 30-15 at intermission. West Greene could never get the deficit back to single digits.

The Eagles (12-3) were led by Sara Bliss with 15, Becca Brown with 11 and Abbey Brown with 10. West Greene (3-9) got 11 points and nine rebounds from Kayla Murphy and nine points from Victoria Franklin.

Play was halted briefly in the second half in a scary moment as West Greene's Korey Mathes slid head-first into the block wall behind the goal and sustained a cut to her head. She was treated first by trainers on hand for the tourney then reportedly went to a local hospital for additional treatment.

West Greene (42): Carter 1-10 0-0 3, Adams 0-2 0-0 0, Mathes 3-6 2-4 8, Kayla Murphy 5-9 1-2 11, Franklin 2-6 5-6 9, M.Murphy 0-1 0-0 0, Haire 1-2 2-2 4, Brooks 2-6 0-0 5, Turner 0-0 2-2 2, Crum 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS:14-43 12-16 42.

Sycamore (62): Barksdale 2-8 0-0 6, K.Bliss 2-2 2-6 7, Sara Bliss 5-93-5 15, Abbey Brown 3-4 2-2 10, Becca Brown 5-8 0-0 11, Gudino 3-6 0-07, Stidham 0-1 0-0 0, Sheler 0-2 0-0 0, A. Stidham 1-2 0-0 2, Horton 2-20-0 4, Knight 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23-45 7-13 62.

3-Point Goals: WG-2 (Carter, Brooks). SHS-9 (Barksdale 2, S.Bliss 2, A.Brown 2, B.Brown, Gudino, K.Bliss).

Score by quarters:
West Greene    10    5    11    16--42
Sycamore    15    15    11    21--62