The Lady Indians dropped a 55-52 nail-biter in a Thursday road game at Prince Avenue Christian. Haygen James hit a late jumper to get TFS within a single point, but PAC held on for the win.
#6-ranked TFS got out to a quick 7-0 lead in the opening quarter, which was kicked off by an Allie Phasavang 3-pointer. Denika Lightbourne notched the next four points as part of the 7-0 opening run. Tanisha Seymour’s putback made it 9-2 early, though PAC charged back with a 12-1 run to take a 14-10 lead at the end of the first.
The Lady Indians’ dry spell came to an end with a second-quarter long jumper by Seymour to pull with 14-12. TFS tied it on a wide open lay-in by Haygen James off a great pass by Lightbourne. The Lady Wolverines began to pull away midway through the second when Phasavang connected on her second triple of the game to cut the deficit to 20-18. Lightbourne hit a trifecta at the top of the arc for the 21-20 lead. Prince Ave closed the quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 29-21 halftime lead.
Out of the break, baskets by Seymour and Lightbourne quickly sparked a PAC timeout with Tallulah Falls trailing 29-25. Phasavang’s third trifecta, followed by a putback by Seymour regained the TFS lead at 30-29. Seymour stretched it to 32-29 with a jumper moments later. Again the Lady Wolverines took a lead, but Molly Mitchell’s jumper made it a 40-38 game with TFS just behind. The Lady Indians trailed 44-38 going into the final period.
Buckets by James and Phasavang got the game within 44-42 early in the fourth. With 3:04 to go in the game, Lightbourne connected on a pair of free throws to tie the game at 46 apiece. Phasavang hit her fourth 3-pointer in the closing seconds, and James had a late jumper to make it a one-point game, but Prince Ave held on for the victory.
Phasavang led TFS with 17 points, while Lightbourne had 14 and James 11. Seymour finished with eight points and Mitchell two. The Lady Indians are now 2-3 on the season and play White County on Saturday at home.
