INMAN, SC – After a strong run in the Battle At The Border tournament just before the new year started, the Chapman Lady Panthers aimed to build on it as they began Region III-3A play on Saturday afternoon.
Eighth grader Krislyn Wilder – in her second season on the varsity team – took over the contest early and helped lead Chapman to a strong 54-33 win over Woodruff. In the first quarter alone, Wilder scored 10 points, including a pair of three pointers, to set the tone. “(Krislyn) started off the season handling a lot of pressure because Asia wasn’t with us,” Lady Panthers head coach Leslie Boyd said. “I feel like that experience has really helped her get her confidence now with Asia on the court.” “I knew that after last year, I was going to have to step up and do something after several of our key players graduated,” Wilder remarked. “Asia and I have some of the same skillset and are both very athletic. It’s really easy to communicate well with each other because of the similarities we share on the court.” The defense also made things difficult for Woodruff by constantly creating traffic with deflected passes that led to transition baskets. “We’ve been focusing on our defense and trying to create turnovers,” Boyd recalled. “The biggest thing is talking about deflections as we may not get the steal all the time but deflect the ball to one of your teammates. I feel like our girls did a great job of jumping in the passing lanes and making a difference.” Wilder finished with a game-high 19 points, followed by Asia Anderson with 14 points and Clara Gramling with nine. As a team, Chapman knocked down seven shots from behind the arc. Boys – Woodruff 55, Chapman 47 Chapman jumped ahead 9-3 on the strength of two triples from Gavin Humphries, but near the end of the opening stanza, Woodruff went on a 12-0 run to claim a 20-14 lead midway thru the second. Chapman answered with a 15-0 run of their own for a 29-20 advantage one minute into the third quarter. A 9-0 run that spanned early into the fourth helped ignite a Woodruff rally, as the Wolverines (1-0 Region III-3A) exploded for 24 points in the final frame to secure the win. Gavin Humphries led the Panthers with twenty points while Banks Atkins added twelve points of his own. Comments are closed.
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