Stories from Friday, February 3, 2017

Olivia Ferguson poured in 28 points for Bay in their 33-19 win over the EPC Junior Lady Warriors this past Thursday in Lepanto. Jordyn Brewer gave EPC the early lead with a three-pointers as Ferguson hit a baseline jumper for Bay to make it 3-2 Junior Lady Warriors. Brewer canned another three-pointer for the Junior Lady Warriors as Ferguson answered with a three-ball for Bay to make it 6-5 EPC with 1:45 left. India O'Bannon's jumper in the lane made the score 8-5 at the end of one...

Bay (20-7) used a tough pressure defense in the second half to pull away from EPC (4-15) for a 55-34 win in girls' high school basketball action this past Thursday in Lepanto. Bre Ward hit one of two free throws for EPC for an early 1-0 lead as Abby Frisby hit a three-pointer for Bay to make 3-1. ...

Marked Tree fell behind early and could never catch up as the Bay Junior Lady Yellowjackets took a 34-20 win over the Junior Lady Indians this past Friday in Marked Tree. Bay jumped out to a 8-0 lead after the first quarter as Olivia Ferguson scored all the points for Bay with two free throws, a three-pointer, a basket inside and one of two free throws...

Bay outscored Marked Tree 29-3 in the second half to post a 44-10 win over Marked Tree this past Friday in Marked Tree. Colby Belcher scored the first points of the game as the put back an offensive rebound before BJ Marshall converted an old-school three-pointer for Marked Tree to make it 3-2 Junior Indians with 3:22 left. Tyler Hartgen hit two free throws for the Junior Yellowjackets as Ian Kiech got a fast break lay-up for for Bay to make it 6-3 Junior 'Jackets after one...

Bay (22-7) led from start to finish on their way to a 65-25 win over Marked Tree (6-14) in girls' high school basketball action this past Friday in Marked Tree. Bay jumped out a 5-0 lead as Whitlee Layne drilled a three-pointer and followed with a coast to coast lay-up before CJ Barnes got the Lady Indians on the board with a basket inside to make it 5-2. ...

Marked Tree (13-7) pulled away from Bay (17-11) in the second half as the Indians took a 54-41 blended conference win over the Yellowjackets this past Friday night in Marked Tree. Taylor Layne scored the first points of the game for Bay with a three-pointer before Markel Perry put back an offensive rebound for Marked Tree to make it 3-2 'Jackets early. ...

Bay used a balanced scoring attack to get a 42-21 win over EPC in boys' junior high basketball action this past Monday in Bay. Aaron Jolly got Bay on the board first with a jumper as Tyler Hartgen and Ian Kiech followed with baskets to make it 6-0 Junior Yellowjackets. Deuce Moore put back an offensive rebound for EPC's first points making the score 6-2. Jolly hit jumper in the lane for Bay as Preston Rains scored inside for the Junior Warriors to make it 8-4 at the end of one...

Taylor Layne scored 34 points, including 16 for 16 from the free throw line, to lead Bay (19-11) to a 66-56 win over the EPC Warriors (16-7) this past Monday night in Bay. Layne gave Bay the early 3-0 lead with a three-pointer before Isaiah Taylor canned a three-pointer for EPC and followed with a jumper in the lane to make it 5-3 Warriors. ...

The Harrisburg Lady Hornets fell to Riverside 48-35 this past Monday at Harrisburg. Jessica Webb led the Lady Hornets in scoring with 11 points. Riverside won the junior girls' game 48-21. Bay's Taylor Layne scored 24 points to lead the Yellowjackets to a 52-31 win over Cross County this past Saturday in Cherry Valley. Dustin Utley added 18 points as Nolan Smith finished with 12 points. Bay won the junior high game as Ian Kiech tossed in 25 points with Tyler Hartgen adding 12 points...