The Avery Lady Vikings begin their quest for a 1A state title this evening when they host the Elkin Lady Elks at Viking Gym. Avery enters the contest with a 17-10 overall record, while Elkin, seventh place finisher in the Northwest 1A Conference, holds a 6-17 overall mark.Elkin is a young squad whose record belies their talent. The team is led by a number of players, including starting junior guard Jordan Eldridge, who is capable of shooting from long distance, a versatile senior forward/center in Alli Newman who can shoot the ball inside our beyond the arc, and a solid rebounder in senior forward Kali Brooks.
A recent contributor of late has been freshman Samantha Dimmette, a junior varsity standout who was called up to varsity following a broken finger suffered a few weeks ago by starting junior point guard Bailey Carter. Dimmette has led the team in scoring on multiple occasions, scoring a team-high 19 points in a recent contest against West Wilkes.
The club's best rebounder is sophomore forward/center Shanlyn Wagoner. She works the ball down low on the block and does not mind battling in the trenches under the basket.
Elkin plays in a tough conference with the likes of defending state champion Bishop McGuinness, East Surry, and Mount Airy. The Lady Vikings will need to be clicking on all cylinders to get by the Lady Elks tonight.
Injury Report: Elkin guard Bailey Carter (finger) is doubtful for this evening's contest, while Avery guard Samantha Shook sustained a head injury in the team's last contest against Mitchell and is out for tonight's contest.
We'll have a post-game wrapup of this evening's opening round playoff game shortly following the game here on the Blog!
A recent contributor of late has been freshman Samantha Dimmette, a junior varsity standout who was called up to varsity following a broken finger suffered a few weeks ago by starting junior point guard Bailey Carter. Dimmette has led the team in scoring on multiple occasions, scoring a team-high 19 points in a recent contest against West Wilkes.
The club's best rebounder is sophomore forward/center Shanlyn Wagoner. She works the ball down low on the block and does not mind battling in the trenches under the basket.
Elkin plays in a tough conference with the likes of defending state champion Bishop McGuinness, East Surry, and Mount Airy. The Lady Vikings will need to be clicking on all cylinders to get by the Lady Elks tonight.
Injury Report: Elkin guard Bailey Carter (finger) is doubtful for this evening's contest, while Avery guard Samantha Shook sustained a head injury in the team's last contest against Mitchell and is out for tonight's contest.
We'll have a post-game wrapup of this evening's opening round playoff game shortly following the game here on the Blog!
