By Johnny Sanders, Sports Editor
Jacksonville – The Springville Lady Tigers traveled to Jacksonville Wednesday in a game that was originally scheduled for Tuesday night but had to be rescheduled due to weather and walked out of the gym with a big victory thanks to a fast start.
The Tigers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter. Farrah Hawkins led the way with 7 points in the first quarter while Audrey Talton added 6 of her own, hitting 2 3-pointers. The quarter would end with Springville leading the host team 22-13.
Springville would slow it down in the second, scoring only 6 points. But the defense held Jacksonville to just 5 points, allowing just one player to score in the quarter. Leah Bowden, Abby Byrd and Bella Bullington each put up 2 points in the quarter for the Tigers. Springville would go into the half with a 28-18 lead.
Springville would come out of the locker room shooting, adding 12 points to their total while holding Jacksonville to 7 points. Hawkins would again lead the Tigers in scoring for the quarter, scoring 5 of the 12 points. Heading into the final frame, the Tigers held a 40-25 lead.
The final stanza was basically the same old story on the night. Springville would 16 points on the back of an amazing 9-point quarter by Hawkins to lead the way. Jacksonville would put up a bit of a fight, scoring 13 of their own, but it would not be enough to overcome the dominance of the first 3 quarters of the game. Springville would get the 56-38 win over Jacksonville.
Springville Head Coach Warren House said, “The team played with better intensity than they have in the past few games. We did a great job rebounding. We out-rebounded them 42-20. Ava Vaughn led with 10 of them.”
No surprise that Farrah Hawkins was the leading scorer as she had 21 points on the night. Following Hawkins was Audrey Talton who had 10 herself.
The Lady Tigers improved to 10-7 on the season heading into their Friday night rivalry game at St. Clair County.