The Lady Indians came out on the right side of a nail-biter at home Friday night against Prince Avenue Christian. It was a 45-44 final in which the #9 Lady Indians secured a second win in a row and earned a crucial region victory.
It was a closely contested game from the opening quarter, when TFS held an 11-9 lead after one. In the second, Prince Avenue battled back to within 3 points (19-16) going into the locker room.
A higher-scoring second half had TFS up 35-29 going into the final quarter, and the girls held off a comeback attempt for the 1-point win. Denika Lightbourne paced the offense with 19 points, while Veronaye Charlton added 14. Kailyn Neal had 5 points, Macy Murdock 3, and 2 each for Barrett Whitener and Tanisha Seymour.
The Lady Indians are now 9-3 overall and 4-1 within region play. The team returns to the court on Saturday against Athens Christian.
Meanwhile, the JV Lady Indians dropped a 38-27 final against Prince Ave. TFS trailed 9-7 heading into the second, and fell behind 17-11 at the half. That deficit reached 8 points going into the final quarter, and ended with an 11-point loss.
Breelyn Wood had 10 points to lead TFS, while Haygen James had 5, Gemma Farris and Allie Phasavang 4 apiece, and 2 each for Millie Holcomb and Maebree Holcomb.
The JV girls are 2-2 on the season.
Indians avenge previous loss to Prince Ave
The #6-ranked Indians made a statement on Friday night against visiting Prince Avenue Christian. After a stunning loss to them last time, TFS got revenge in the way of a 65-51 win.
The Indians were guided by Anfernee Hanna’s historic double-double. For the junior, he scored 32 points and added 10 rebounds, the former of which is a personal record for him. His 32 points is tied for second in program history, trailing only Josey Keene’s 37 points in December of 2016, and it’s tied with Michael Weidner’s 32 point effort in November 2018.
TFS is now 14-2 overall and 4-1 in 8-A Private. This marks the third straight win after the loss to Prince Avenue Christian 4 games ago. The Indians are back in action on the home court on Saturday against Athens Academy. The JV boys also earned a win over PAC, claiming a sixth straight win to move to 7-2 overall and 4-0 in region.
