Lady Royals Almost take 3 From the Panthers

The Lady Royals traveled to Milton to face the Lady Panthers in Jr. High, Junior Varsity and Varsity games.  The Royals played hard and worked out some first game jitters.  With the Jr High and Jr Varsity winning , the Varsity fought hard but was down 2 at the end of the game.

The Jr. High Lady Royals coached by Becky Holley won their game 13-11.  Scoring for the Lady Royals: Joslyn Wells 5; Jennifer Lowry 4; Karreryn Lewis. 2; and Cheyenne Mack 2.

The Jr. Varsity also won.  At the end of the first quarter the Lady Royals  tied with the Panthers 2-2.  In the first game of the season both team had trouble finding the basket.  At the half Milton led 6-5. The beginning of the fourth the Panthers were still in the lead 8-7.  The Royals took control late in the fourth and won 18-14.  With 6 points coming from free throws. The JV Lady Royals are coached by Paul Grover.

Scoring for the Lady Royals: Kennedy Salter. 1; Sammy Corqueva 10; Harley Tagert 4; Amberly James 2; and Destiny Herring 1.

The Varsity squad lost the game at the buzzer 36-34. This was the opening game of the Lady Royals season.  They played hard, were aggressive on the court and hustled back on defense.  The Lady Royals are coached by Rhett Rowell. The Lady Royals jumped out to a big lead 12-2 in the first.   The Lady Royals kept the lead going to the locker room 20-13.  The Royals scored 7 free throes in the third but fell behind 27-23.  With a comeback run in the fourth the game was tied at 34 with 15 seconds left.  Milton scored at the buzzer to win 36-34.

Scoring for the Royals: Hillary Hendricks 10; Olivia Wright 1; Emily Dobson 4; Bayleigh Upton 2; Carissa Mulford 13; and Emily Russell 4.

Lady Royals 2012