Altavista 79,

Appomattox

36

Provided by Jim Greer,

Sportswriter with the Altavista

ALTAVISTA- Stacy Shepard had

her best game of the year with 29 points and put on a clinic going 12 for 12

from the floor as the Lady Colonels won their eleventh straight game with an

impressive 79-36 win over

Appomattox

last Friday night at AHS. The win

also put them at 8-0 in the district.

“Defensively, we really did a

good job and forced 30 turnovers on the night,” head coach Debra Spencer said

after the game. “13 of the

turnovers came in the first quarter, most of which came in the 17-0 run in which

our press forced the turnovers, and we were able to get a lot of quick, easy

baskets. We also shot the ball well,

over 50% in the first half. We

played hard for all 32 minutes and this was a big week with 3 wins and 2 coming

to our closest competitors,” Spencer added.

Before Shepard started her

outstanding night, Taylor Frazier and Sarah Slusher would get things started

combining for the first 13 points and 11 of what would be a 17-0 run to make the

score 13-7 AHS. Sarah Mattox, Jenny

Craft, and Shepard would finish off the runs with baskets making it 19-7

Colonels and they would go on cruise control from there.

Caitlin O’Callaghan would follow that with a pair of baskets and

Shepard would close out the quarter with a basket making it 25-13 Colonels after

the first quarter.

The second quarter would be

dominated by Shepard and the Colonels would take a 44-23 lead at the end of the

first half. The Colonels would start

out the third quarter with a 12-0 run to put the game away with Shepard getting

6 of the 12 points, Slusher getting 4 points and 5 assists, and Frazier getting

2 points and 2 assists. The lead was

56-23 at this point and put the nail in the coffin as the Colonels would coast

to a 79-36 victory. Shepard’s

great night included 16 rebounds and a pair of blocks in addition to the 29

points.

Last nights scheduled game at

Buckingham was not available at press time.

The Colonels also picked up one of the make up games lost in the Glenvar

tournament when Northside visits AHS on Monday, February 9 which will also have

JV action. Northside is a Group AA

power and should provide a good test to the Lady Colonels.

As for the rest of the week, the Colonels host

Gretna

Friday night and travel to William Campbell Tuesday night.

All games start after the JV games which begin at

6:00

.

Appomattox

13

1"> 10

5

8

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COLONELS

25

19

17 18

79

SCORING:

Appomattox

: Layne-9, B.Millner-9, Kelso-8, Lipford-5, L.Millner-3, Reynolds-2.

COLONELS- Shepard-29, Frazier-18, Slusher-10, O’Callaghan-4, Angell-4,

Hall-4, Bruce-3, Craft-2, Dawson-2, Mattox-2, O’Brien-1.

3-POINTERS:

Appomattox

B. Millner-2, Frazier-1.

COLONELS 72, William Campbell

26

ALTAVISTA- All eleven Lady

Colonels would score in this contest which were paced by Stacy Shepard’s 23

points and an 8-0 run to start the game would trigger a contest they would never

look back in as they defeated William Campbell 72-26 last Thursday at AHS in a

makeup game. Taylor Frazier would

add 11 and another strong bench performance would be lead by Brooke Angell’s 9

points and Keveatte Hall would add 7 off the bench as well.

“We’ve scored on defense

and off transition, areas we are working very hard on,” head coach Debra

Spencer said after the game. “Stacy

(Shepard) and Taylor (Frazier) had their usual solid games, with Stacy being a

huge presence in the paint. Brooke

Angell did a nice job getting some steals and turning those into fast break

points,” Spencer added of some of her players.

The inside presence of Shepard

was felt immediately as she got the game’s first basket off a Frazier assist

for a 2-0 lead. Frazier would then

get another assist moments later this time it was to Sarah Mattox for a basket

and a 4-0 lead. Mattox would return

the favor assisting Frazier for her first basket of the night for a 6-0 lead.

Shepard would cap the run converting a pair of foul shots and AHS would

sport an 8-0 lead with

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6:05

remaining in the first quarter. W-C’s

Tiffany Robey and Shepard would exchange 4 points each, with Robey getting a

pair of baskets and Shepard getting a basket and a pair of foul shots to make it

12-4 AHS. Dagen Rutledge would add a

basket and a foul shot around a Shepard basket off a Sarah Slusher assist before

Shepard would score yet again on a turn around off a Mattox assist to extend the

lead to 16-7. Frazier would then add

a basket off a turnover, Hall would then follow with her first basket, and

Frazier would finish off the run with a basket off a turnover to make it 22-7

AHS. Hall would add a free throw to

end quarter one with AHS in control, 23-8.

AHS would start a 10-0 run to

begin the second quarter to put this game away.

Allison Bruce got it started with a put back, Shepard would follow with a

basket on an assist from Angell, Caitlin O’Callaghan would get a basket on a

Hall assist, and Shepard would close the run with a basket and a pair of foul

shots making it 33-8. Slusher would

then get a pair of free throws and off an assist from Ashley O’Brien, Taylor

Frazier nailed a 3-pointer that moved her past Brooke Mitchell for fourth place

on the girls all time scoring list and gave AHS a 38-9 lead.

O’Brien would then add her first basket of the night and then assist

Angell on a basket to make it 42-11. Angell

would fittingly end the first half with a steal and a lay up as they went into

halftime with a 44-11 lead.

Shepard would start the second

half with a 3-point play and a 47-11 lead. W-C

would go on a brief 5-0 run before Frazier added a lay up to make the lead

51-16. After a pair of W-C foul

shots, the Colonels would go on an 8-0 run to end the quarter that was spurred

by Hall, who added the first two baskets on a driving lay up and a Bruce assist.

Jenny Craft and Lauren Dawson would each close the quarter with baskets

as AHS took a 59-18 lead into the fourth quarter.

The transition game continued

to work into the fourth quarter with Mattox assisting Shepard on a fast break

lay-up and Angell following that with a steal and lay-up to extend the lead to

63-18. After a W-C basket by Attiana

Brightwell, AHS would go on a 7-0 run. Angell

would play a huge part in this run, with O’Callaghan hitting a baseline shot

off an Angell assist, and after a Bruce turn around shot, Angell would close the

run with a free throw and a basket off a Hall steal and assist to make it 70-20.

Craft would get the Colonels final basket in this 72-26 win.

When asked about how you guard

against complacency given the recent impressive performances, Spencer said,

“We tell them we haven’t achieved anything yet.

We’re only one game ahead and can’t afford it.

We need to come and play every night and we’ve done that.”

W-Campbell

8

3

7

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8

26

COLONELS

23

21

15

13

72

SCORING:

W-C: Dagen Rutledge-6, Bradley-6, Brightwell-6, Drew Rutledge-4, Robey-4.

COLONELS: Shepard-23,

Frazier-11, Angell-9, Hall-7, Mattox-4, Bruce-4, O’Callaghan-4, Craft-4,

Slusher-2, O’Brien-2, Dawson-2. 3-POINTERS:

COLONELS-Frazier-1.

COLONELS 70, Nelson County 28

ALTAVISTA- Stacy Shepard would

lead the Colonels with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 steals while Taylor

Frazier, Sarah Slusher, Sarah Mattox, and Lauren Dawson each contributed in all

the categories of scoring, rebounds, steals, and assists as the Lady Colonels

defeated Nelson 70-28 last Tuesday night at AHS.

“This is the way we want to

play with strong defense and bench contributions,” head coach Debra Spencer

said. “Stacy Shepard had a good

night for us in the paint, and Sarah Slusher was solid for us all around.

Jenny Craft has also done a real good job for us the last couple of

games, and as a team we’ve wanted to come out strong in the second half and

finish off games,” Spencer added.

Slusher would score the first

basket 10 seconds into the game for a 2-0 lead, and Shepard would follow shortly

thereafter with a basket, which would be point 1700 in her career, for a 4-0

lead. After a basket from Nelson’s

Mileneia Pankey made it 4-2, AHS would go on a 6-0 run.

Slusher would assist Shepard for the first basket and after Frazier

rejected a Nelson attempt would add a lay up before Slusher hit a baseline shot

to make it 10-2 with

4:18

to go in the first quarter. After a

brief 3-0 run by Nelson, AHS would close out the quarter on an 8-0 run with

Craft contributing, first with a basket and then assisting Lauren Dawson on a

baseline shot. After a pair of

Shepard blocks, Slusher would score on a put back and then assist Shepard for

the quarter’s final basket and an 18-7 lead.

Frazier would be the story

early in the second quarter with a pair of baskets and a 3-pointer to start the

second quarter that put AHS out to a 25-9 lead with

4:51

remaining in the half. After a

Nelson foul shot, AHS would start yet another run, this time a 10-0 run with

Shepard getting a basket and Frazier adding a pair of foul shots to start the

run. Ashley O’Brien would then get

her first basket of the night which would be followed by a pair of foul shots by

Shepard and Craft each, making the score 35-10 with 2:23 left in the half.

Allsion Bruce would score AHS’ final points of the half on an assist

from Keveatte Hall as AHS took a 37-13 lead into halftime.

Shepard would dominate the

third quarter getting 9 of the team’s 14 points while Slusher would add a

baseline shot, Brooke Angell a basket, and Allison Bruce a foul shot.

Nelson would only score 2 points in the quarter on a pair of free throws

and the defense in the quarter was highlighted by Angell and Dawson, who each

created a pair of turnovers in the quarter’s final two minutes.

Tameka Addison would start

Nelson off to a good fourth quarter start with 3 baskets in which Caitlin

O’Callaghan would get AHS’ only basket in Addison’s run to make the score

53-21. The Colonels would counter

with 6 straight on baskets from Shepard, Sarah Mattox, and O’Callaghan in

which Mattox and Frazier each got assists to extend the lead to 59-21.

After a Nelson 3-pointer from Crystal Diehl, Angell would get a basket

off a nice pass from Dawson making it 61-24.

Hall would get an assist on a basket from Allison Bruce and Angell would

add a final basket making it 65-26. The

final five points in this game came from the foul line with O’Brien getting 2,

Bruce 2, and Craft 1 to close out the 70-28 win.

Nelson

7

6

2

13

28

COLONELS

18

19

14

19

70

SCORING:

Nelson: Addison-12, Murphy-5, Pope-3, Diehl-3, Martin-2, Pankey-2,

Glover-1. COLONELS:

Shepard-21, Frazier-11, Slusher-8, Bruce-7, Angell-6, Craft-5,

O’Brien-4, O’Callaghan-4, Dawson-2, Mattox-2.

3-POINTERS: Nelson-Diehl-1.

COLONELS-Frazier-1. OTHER

COLONEL STATS: REBOUNDS: Shepard-11,

Frazier-6, Slusher-5, O’Brien-4, Dawson-2, Craft-2, Mattox-1, Hall-1,

Angell-1, O’Callaghan-1. ASSISTS:

Frazier-4, Slusher-2, Mattox-2, Dawson-1.

STEALS: Shepard-5, Dawson-4,

Mattox-3, Frazier-3, Angell-3, Slusher-3, Bruce-3, O’Callaghan-2, O’Brien-2,

Hall-1.

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