The Lady Leopards didn’t hold back on Tuesday night’s region contest at home against rivals Commerce (4-7; 0-1 in 8-A DI). Banks County (4-5; 1-1) notched its first region win in an 83-31 blowout in which nine different Lady Leopards scored points.
It was never in question, as the home team bounced out to an 8-0 lead, with Jana Kate Gibson connecting on a long-range bucket off the tip. Reese Murphy had a 3-point play, and eight different Banks County girls scored in the first frame. It was 25-9 after one.
A 15-0 run extended the lead even further to open the second, as Reese Murphy had 12 points in the first half alone while Banks led 47-12 at the half.
Reese had a couple of 3-pointers in the third, and Cannon Collier added two of her own in the quarter, and it was 70-20 going into the final period. From there, both teams traded buckets.
Reese Murphy had 18 points with 3 3-pointers, with Collier closing with 15 on 5 3-pointers. Maecee Crumley had 10 (3 3PT), Ansley Moore and Callie Whitlock had 8 apiece, and each of Marleigh Dale, Ryleigh Murphy, and Maggie Irvin all had 7 points. Gibson had 3.
Commerce got 10 points from Vi’Tory Williams, as she connected on a pair of triples. Arianna Patman had 7 and Essence Hester 4. Mayah Patman and Gracie Hensley each had 3, while Imani Moore and Alexis Wilhite had 2 apiece.
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