Lady Mavericks’ late scoring edges Powell’s Panthers
Some late long-range shooting and stingy defense netted the Anderson County High School girls basketball team its first win of the season last week.
The Lady Mavericks sank five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to secure a 56-51 victory over Powell on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at home.
Anderson County (1-2) made six 3-pointers in the game.
“We didn’t make a three for two-and-a-half quarters, but we made five in the fourth quarter,” Lady Mavericks head coach Mitch Cupples said. “We were 5-for-5 in the fourth quarter.
“We played pretty good defense for the most part. They made 10 threes, but they only made five twos. So our girls did a pretty good job in the paint, and they couldn’t get their post players going.”
Both Anderson County and Powell have young teams and Cupples noted that youth was a factor for both teams on the court.
“(Powell coach John Fisher) is missing his point guard from last year, and, of course, we are too, so you had a lot of mistakes,” Cupples said. “We made some mistakes that we won’t make in February.”
Bethany Lowe led a balanced scoring effort for Anderson County with 12 points. Emerie Bullock added 11, Macy Basford had 10, and Jaycee Phillips contributed a career-high eight points.
The Lady Mavericks return to action Thursday when they host Knoxville Halls. They will travel to Lenoir City on Friday, with tipoff for both games set for 6 p.m.
Lenoir City has already defeated District 4-AAA favorite Clinton this season.
“Lenoir City is a good team,” Cupples said.
