The Woodruff Lady Wolverines used a 23-4 run in the second quarter to down the Chesnee Lady Eagles 62-32 in the first round of the AAA Girls basketball playoffs.
“We played well in the first quarter," Chesnee Coach Carey Burns said. "Woodruff went to a full court press defense in the second and they were able to force us into turnovers." Chesnee came out strong in the first quarter as the Lady Eagles got strong play from seniors Sierra Bowen and Whitney Haulbrooks as Bowen scored eight of her team high sixteen points in the first quarter while Haulbrooks added four points in the quarter. The Lady Wolverines came alive offensively in the second quarter as they used a full court defense to generate fast break opportunities. Zavia Jeter helped jump start the Lady Wolverines offense as she scored eight of the points during the Lady Wolverines 23-4 run in the second quarter to give Woodruff a 34-21 halftime lead. Jeter continued her strong play in the third quarter as she scored twelve of the Lady Wolverines first sixteen points to open the second half. She led all Wolverines in scoring with twenty-three points. Kaliyah Gilliam also finished in double figures for the Wolverines as she scored ten points on Monday night. Even in a loss Chesnee got great leadership from their seniors which was no surprise to Coach Burns. “My seniors have been a source of leadership for many years. They have always shown respect to their coaches, their teammates and to each other," said Coach Burns. "Their attitudes are the best of the best and there is no doubt in my mind that they will be successful in whatever they chose to do in their future. They both will always hold a special place in my heart due to their love for the game." Bowen has been a four year member of the varsity squad and will look back fondly on her time at Chesnee, "I will always have great memories with my teammates,” said Bowen. “This year has been my favorite year just going to practice and having fun with my teammates, and working hard everyday to get better.” Bowen and Haulbrooks have left a solid foundation for the returning players to build upon and that is a legacy Haulbrooks is happy to leave. "It means a lot to me that the younger players look up to me and that I was able to push them in practice," said Haulbrooks. "We continued to get better everyday and that is something I hope the girls continue to do." Comments are closed.
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