The Avery junior varsity teams (AHS) finished another busy week of basketball action in the final week of the regular season. The teams hosted three foes in Madison on Tuesday, Feb. 1, West Wilkes on Wednesday, Feb. 2 and finished the week with Mountain Heritage coming to town on Friday, Feb. 4.
Lady Vikings One Win from Another Perfect Conference SeasonThe Lady Vikings rolled to victory over all three of its opponents last week. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Big Red destroyed the Madison Lady Patriots 84-15. AHS led 24-6 after one period, held a 46-8 lead at halftime and rolled to the victory.
Every Lady Viking player scored at least three points and eight different players recorded at least three rebounds in the win. The squad was led with 16 points from Taylor Hobbs and 15 from Bre Heaton.
“We were on and they were off through the game. Each player was hitting on all cylinders, shooting, rebounding. The girls played awesome,” Lady Vikings head coach Pat Daniels said following the win.
The next night the Lady Vikings met a tougher foe in West Wilkes, rallying for a 65-32 win.
Lady Vikings One Win from Another Perfect Conference SeasonThe Lady Vikings rolled to victory over all three of its opponents last week. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Big Red destroyed the Madison Lady Patriots 84-15. AHS led 24-6 after one period, held a 46-8 lead at halftime and rolled to the victory.
Every Lady Viking player scored at least three points and eight different players recorded at least three rebounds in the win. The squad was led with 16 points from Taylor Hobbs and 15 from Bre Heaton.
“We were on and they were off through the game. Each player was hitting on all cylinders, shooting, rebounding. The girls played awesome,” Lady Vikings head coach Pat Daniels said following the win.
The next night the Lady Vikings met a tougher foe in West Wilkes, rallying for a 65-32 win.
Daniels shook up the lineup, starting a group consisting primarily of players who have served in a reserve role for most of the season. West shot well in the opening period and seized advantage, leading 15-7 after one stanza. AHS rallied in the second quarter, bouncing back to tie the game at 23-23 at halftime.
In the third period AHS took charge, outscoring West 27-7 in the period to take a 50-30 lead into the final six minutes and cruised to a 33-point win.
“West is a much improved team than the first time we played them,” Daniels said after the game. “At halftime I told the girls that evidently West Wilkes were a better team than earlier in the year, and that if they wanted to win they’d have to go out there and earn it. We stepped it up in the third quarter and took over.”
Heaton scored 22 points with three assists in the win, while Katie Rigdon netted 12 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and a pair of assists. Jessie Ramsey scored seven points with six rebounds, while Sela Pittman andHobbs
In the final contest of the week the Big Red was seeking a 10th straight conference win against the league’s second best team, the Mountain Heritage Lady Cougars. AHS finished the home schedule in style with a 54-41 triumph.
The Lady Vikings trailed 21-15 after one quarter but rallied to lead 30-26 at intermission before pulling away in the second half.Hobbs
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Vikings Fall to Patriots, Defeat Blackhawks, Lose Nail-Biter to Cougars
“West is a much improved team than the first time we played them,” Daniels said after the game. “At halftime I told the girls that evidently West Wilkes were a better team than earlier in the year, and that if they wanted to win they’d have to go out there and earn it. We stepped it up in the third quarter and took over.”
Heaton scored 22 points with three assists in the win, while Katie Rigdon netted 12 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and a pair of assists. Jessie Ramsey scored seven points with six rebounds, while Sela Pittman and
In the final contest of the week the Big Red was seeking a 10th straight conference win against the league’s second best team, the Mountain Heritage Lady Cougars. AHS finished the home schedule in style with a 54-41 triumph.
The Lady Vikings trailed 21-15 after one quarter but rallied to lead 30-26 at intermission before pulling away in the second half.
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Vikings Fall to Patriots, Defeat Blackhawks, Lose Nail-Biter to Cougars
A wide gamut of emotions was experienced by the AHS JV boys team this past week. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Vikings fell 45-26 to the Madison Patriots. The following evening AHS roared back with a strong showing, beating West Wilkes soundly by a 68-37 final score. In the team’s closest contest of the week, AHS was narrowly defeated by the Mountain Heritage Cougars 57-56 last Friday, Feb. 4.
With AHS trailing by only six points at 18-12 at halftime, a 16-5 third quarter run by the Patriots sealed the Vikings’ fate in the conference matchup. Only five AHS players registered points in the defeat, led by nine points from Luke Wotell.
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With AHS trailing by only six points at 18-12 at halftime, a 16-5 third quarter run by the Patriots sealed the Vikings’ fate in the conference matchup. Only five AHS players registered points in the defeat, led by nine points from Luke Wotell.
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The Vikings showed its resilience and ability to respond to adversity in thumping the Blackhawks from West Wilkes. A 15-0 scoring run to open the game got the Vikings off to a strong start, while a 20-9 scoring edge in the third quarter from AHS put the contest far out of reach.
In the rout Bryce Pittman paced the Big Red with 11 points, while Daniel Childress added 10 points. Ty Polsgrove and Lane Smith chipped in eight points each.
“At their place we spotted them a 9-0 run and we were down 16 at one point and came back to force overtime. Even though we lost that game, we built off that with the defensive pressure and press that we used, so we basically used that again in the rematch. We used pressure, forced steals and turnovers and converted those into layups,” Oakes said of the win. “We did a much better job getting the ball inside with Luke Wotell and Payton Lowery. Lane played well and Bryce stepped up huge and showed great leadership. Coming off the loss toMadison
Heritage raced out to a 15-6 lead after one quarter in the conference matchup to close out the week. A 20-point second period drew the Vikings back within single digits at 33-26 at halftime.
The Cougars again raced out to a double-figure advantage to open the second half, but an AHS scoring run to close the quarter, paced by six points from Polsgrove and four from Smith, drew the Big Red to 43-40 with one quarter to play.
AHS regained the lead early in the fourth quarter before the teams exchanged baskets down the stretch. A key steal and two converted Heritage free throws with less than 10 seconds to play proved to be the game-winner as a last-ditch shot from AHS’s Smith missed its mark.
Smith was one of three Vikings in double-figures, scoring 19 points. Wotell added 12 points, with 10 from Polsgrove.
“I felt we didn’t match their intensity early. At halftime my friend Gordon Polsgrove who coached almost every one of our players came to the locker room,” Oakes said. “He spoke to the team asking if they wanted the win more than the other team, and he told them he was disappointed in their lack of effort. I agreed with him 100 percent and reiterated what he said. We made some adjustments in the second half and pressed more. Unlike the first meeting, the press actually got us back into this game. If we play with the intensity in the first half that we played with at the end, we win that game.”
AHS concluded the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 8, with the short trip to Ledger to face Mitchell. Both JV teams compete next week in the Western Highlands Conference JV tournament held atMadison Middle School
In the rout Bryce Pittman paced the Big Red with 11 points, while Daniel Childress added 10 points. Ty Polsgrove and Lane Smith chipped in eight points each.
“At their place we spotted them a 9-0 run and we were down 16 at one point and came back to force overtime. Even though we lost that game, we built off that with the defensive pressure and press that we used, so we basically used that again in the rematch. We used pressure, forced steals and turnovers and converted those into layups,” Oakes said of the win. “We did a much better job getting the ball inside with Luke Wotell and Payton Lowery. Lane played well and Bryce stepped up huge and showed great leadership. Coming off the loss to
Heritage raced out to a 15-6 lead after one quarter in the conference matchup to close out the week. A 20-point second period drew the Vikings back within single digits at 33-26 at halftime.
The Cougars again raced out to a double-figure advantage to open the second half, but an AHS scoring run to close the quarter, paced by six points from Polsgrove and four from Smith, drew the Big Red to 43-40 with one quarter to play.
AHS regained the lead early in the fourth quarter before the teams exchanged baskets down the stretch. A key steal and two converted Heritage free throws with less than 10 seconds to play proved to be the game-winner as a last-ditch shot from AHS’s Smith missed its mark.
Smith was one of three Vikings in double-figures, scoring 19 points. Wotell added 12 points, with 10 from Polsgrove.
“I felt we didn’t match their intensity early. At halftime my friend Gordon Polsgrove who coached almost every one of our players came to the locker room,” Oakes said. “He spoke to the team asking if they wanted the win more than the other team, and he told them he was disappointed in their lack of effort. I agreed with him 100 percent and reiterated what he said. We made some adjustments in the second half and pressed more. Unlike the first meeting, the press actually got us back into this game. If we play with the intensity in the first half that we played with at the end, we win that game.”
AHS concluded the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 8, with the short trip to Ledger to face Mitchell. Both JV teams compete next week in the Western Highlands Conference JV tournament held at
