Lady Jackets roll over Hawks, 73-25

  • Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Lucy Trout is helped up by Hayesville teammate Micalynn McClure, No. 10, after Trout collided with a Nantahala Eagle as Ava Moore and Jasmine Brooks, No. 33, come to help.
    Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Lucy Trout is helped up by Hayesville teammate Micalynn McClure, No. 10, after Trout collided with a Nantahala Eagle as Ava Moore and Jasmine Brooks, No. 33, come to help.
  • Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Lady Yellow Jackets Jasmine Brooks, No. 33, Ava Shook, No. 2, Aaliyah Jackson, No. 32, and Breanna Patterson, No. 25, are all smiles after putting the game out of reach at Nantahala. More photos on page B2
    Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Lady Yellow Jackets Jasmine Brooks, No. 33, Ava Shook, No. 2, Aaliyah Jackson, No. 32, and Breanna Patterson, No. 25, are all smiles after putting the game out of reach at Nantahala. More photos on page B2
    Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Pony tail-a-flappin' Micalynn McClure, No. 10, triggers a Hayesville fast break against Nantahala.

    Neal Wachob • Clay County Progress Pony tail-a-flappin' Micalynn McClure, No. 10, triggers a Hayesville fast break against Nantahala.

    By Gary Corsair

    Sports Writer

     

    Seven Lady Jackets scored 7 or more points as the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets knocked out Nantahala, 73-25, on Friday.

    Ava Shook led the scoring brigade with 16. Ava Moore added 12, Micalynn McClure ,11; Lucy Trout, 9; Danielle Anderson, 8; Olivia Free, 8; Aaliyah Jackson, 7 and Kayla Brown, 2.

    “All players saw valuable playing time. This allowed us as a team to work on polishing the little things,” Hayesville Coach Tammy Dills said.

    Hayesville opened the game with 6 unanswered points, then went on a 15-0 run in less than 4 minutes to go up 21-3 after Nantahala broke into the scoring column with a 3-pointer. 

    The Lady Jackets led 28-11 after one quarter and expanded their hold by outscoring the hosts 26-10 in the second and 16-4 in the third act. 

    Hayesville, which fell to Summit Charter, 46-37, two days earlier took a 2-2 record into this week.

    The Lady Jackets hosted Hiwassee Dam on Tuesday. Next up: a trip to Bryson City to meet Swain County on Monday.