Nov. 29—WATERTOWN — Through two games of Brenna Price’s tenure as head coach, things on the court couldn’t be going much better for Watertown, which raced past visiting Boyd Christian 66-26 Monday night.
The Lady Purple Tigers led 14-9 at the first-quarter break, 31-16 at halftime and 53-24 going into the fourth as they improved to 2-0.
“We’ve got a lot of energy and when I took over, I said ‘We’re going to play hard every night’ and they’ve done that this summer and they’ve done that the first two games,” Price said. “I told them at halftime we’ve got to find the X. We were taking some shots that I didn’t love out of our offense. The second half, I feel like we found our X.”
Macie Brelje threw in 31 points and Darley Hight 19 as each hit three 3-pointers for the Lady Purple Tigers. Molly Followill and Julianna Pruitt each put in seven and Izzie Burns two.
“That’s not just a testament to (Brelje), that’s a testament to everybody getting her the ball, running the floor, sticking to what we want to do,” said Price, who has no seniors. She started three juniors, a freshman and a sophomore. Another sophomore and junior get good minutes off the bench.
“I’m excited,” Price said. “They’ve bought into what we’re trying to do. They’re playing hard for us. They’re executing. We’re having a lot of fun.
No one scored in double figures for Boyd.
Watertown will host Red Boiling Springs at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Wilson Central splits pair at Boots Scott ClassicHENDERSONVILLE — Wilson Central opened the Boots Scott Classic with a come-from-behind 59-54 win over Arlington on Monday at Beech.
Brooklyn Evert led the Lady Wildcats with 23 points, including three 3-pointers, and 11 rebounds. Kylie Moss managed 10 points and eight steals. Ellie Ramsey racked up nine points, Brylee Fly eight, Kiley Jo Byrom six on two triples and Alexis Jackson a 3.
That production was needed as the Lady Wildcats saw a 15-13 first-quarter lead turn into a 33-29 halftime deficit and 46-43 through three before a 16-8 fourth propelled them to victory.
That momentum didn’t last into Tuesday as Arlington rolled past the Lady ‘Cats 59-35.
The Tigers led 15-10 eight minutes in before a 15-7 second opened a 30-7 halftime lead. A 14-6 third widened the margin to 44-23 going into the fourth.
Olivia Kinning connected on two 3-pointers as she and Ramsey each tossed in 10 points to lead the Lady Wildcats. Evert scored seven points, Byrom four, Jackson two and Fly and Riley Spencer a free throw each.
Central is playing in the Heritage Thanksgiving Classic this weekend in Maryville. The Lady Wildcats faced the host Mountaineers yesterday and will take on Knoxville Grace Christian today.
FCS salvages split in Haynes ClassicFriendship opened the Classic with a 58-24 loss to East Robertson on Monday.
Sophomore Allye Pennington poured in 35 points, including six 3-pointers, for the Lady Indians, with all but two points coming in the second and third quarters. Ida Bernard tossed in two fourth-quarter treys for half of her 12.
The Lady Indians led 8-7 following the first quarter before a 26-7 second launched them to a 34-14 halftime margin.
Maggie Reed racked up two fourth-quarter 3s to lead the Lady Commanders with eight points while Rylee Agee and Annika Langford each scored six and Izzy Wilson and Natalie Major two apiece.
Friendship bounced back 24 hours later with a 36-18 win over Franklin Grace Christian.
The Lady Commanders scored the first 11 points and led 13-1 at the first-quarter break. It was 28-6 at halftime and even a slow third quarter couldn’t keep them from climbing to 2-3 for the season.
Anna Kate Reed racked up three 3-pointers to lead the Lady Commanders with 13 points. Kate Petty also popped in three triples for her nine while Langford scored six, Maggie Reed four, Agee three and Major a free throw.
Friendship will return to action at 6 p.m. Monday at Christ Presbyterian before returning to the Sportsplex 24 hours later to take on University School of Nashville.
