By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — With energy high in Lentz Eggers Gym on Dec. 15, Cali Townsend’s 8 points in just the first quarter along with a pressing Parkway defense sparked a decisive, 21-13 Patriot win over Blowing Rock in the championship game of the Watauga County middle school girls basketball tournament.
The Rockets played the Patriots close to even after the first frame, but could never make a good run to close the opening deficit.
As is often the case at this level of middle school basketball, turnovers, traveling calls, fouls and “jump balls” thwarted many an opportunity on both sides.
Townsend finished with a game-high 10 points while Anna Byrne recorded a team-high 5 points for the Rockets.
SCORING
- PKY Cali Townsend (10)
- BR Anna Byrne (5)
- BR Susanna Goff (4)
- PKY Caroline Childers (4)
- PKY Lindsey Wade (3)
- BR Lucy Nash (2)
- BR Bailey Hoge (2)
- PKY Brynn Slagle (2)
- PKY Mary Flynn Sevensky (2)
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