Lady Indians win overtime thriller over Prince Ave, boys fall in close contest

GIRLS

The Lady Indians won their third game in the last four outings with a 54-48 road victory against Prince Avenue Christian. It took overtime, but Breelyn Wood dropped a game-high 24 points in the win to lead the efforts.

Both teams traded buckets in the first, as Wood and Molly Mitchell both connected on 3-pointers. Wood had seven first-quarter points as TFS held a slim 14-12 lead. In the second, Prince Avenue outscored Tallulah 11-4, with the visitors notching only one field goal to fall behind 23-18 at the half.

Tallulah raced back in the third but still trailed 30-28 going into the final quarter. Allie Phasavang and Mitchell both had triples in the third. In the final quarter, Phasavang had another from beyond the arc, while Wood went to work with seven points to force extra basketball.

In the overtime period, Tallulah Falls outscored PAC 7-1 to claim the win. Wood nailed another tray as part of her third 7-point quarter. She had 24 points, and was followed by Phasavang with 14, Mitchell six, and Haygen James five. Millie Holcomb had three points and LB Kafsky two.

James had nine rebounds, while Wood tallied eight and four apiece for Phasavang and Holcomb. The Lady Indians are now 5-4 on the season.

BOYS

The Indians held close on the road Friday night at Prince Avenue but dropped the 64-59 decision.

Jay Taylor led with 21 points in the losing effort, as TFS drops to 3-9 on the season.

The JV boys also lost, 55-40, as Armando Cedeno had 11 points to lead the Indians. The JV team is 4-3 overall.