Aliceville's Tanesha Bennamon shoots a jumper during the Lady Jackets' 41-39 win over Greene County.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
The Aliceville girls survived a rough start to defeat Greene County Saturday night in Eutaw. The Lady Jackets trailed 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, but narrowed the deficit to just three at halftime before defeating the Lady Tigers 41-39.
“We came out really slow, but we hung in there and stayed the course and it worked out well for us,” Aliceville head coach Sebastian Shamery said.
Aliceville got on the board first as Desiree Hawkins made two free throws to put the Lady Jackets in front 2-0. That would be the last lead Aliceville would have in the first half, as Greene County’s Harris hit a three-point basket from the top of the key to give the Lady Tigers a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Jackets would climb to within 14-7 when Jayla Bennamon hit a jumper with just under four minutes left in the second quarter. Valerie Wilkins then made a floater to make the score 14-9 on Aliceville’s next possession. Greene County pushed the lead back to 17-9, but Aliceville closed the quarter on a 5-0 run, as Hawkins made a steal and layup, followed by a pair of Zamarieuna Owens free throws to cut the Lady Tigers’ halftime lead to 17-14.
“We knew if we stayed close we could pull it out,” Shamery said.
Greene County came out in the third quarter and took a 21-14 lead, but the Lady Jackets would soon pull to within 23-22 and then take a 24-23 lead with 2:17 left in the third quarter. Greene County’s Hutton would then convert a three-point play to put the Lady Tigers back in front 26-24 with 1:27 left in the third. Aliceville would tie the game at 26-26 at the end of the third quarter.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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