Jhaniya Mitchell attempts a tough shot from the post in a win over Powell on Friday. Mitchell was tied for a team-high 20 points in the win. Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.
Morristown West used a combined 40 points from Jhaniya Mitchell and Delaney Weddington to blow past Powell on Friday night, 72-37.
Despite a dominant first quarter, the Lady Trojans (9-4) led just 29-20 at the break before outscoring the Lady Panthers (10-6) 43-17 in the second half.
The win marks West69制片厂制作传媒檚 third in a row and eighth of its last 10. The Lady Trojans snapped Powell69制片厂制作传媒檚 four-game win streak.
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Mitchell and Weddington led the way with 20 a piece. Maddie Simpson had nine while Kalyca Dinkins and Aubrie Messer each added six.
Powell69制片厂制作传媒檚 Karmani Fenner and Payton Richmond each led the Lady Panthers with nine.
69制片厂制作传媒淚 don69制片厂制作传媒檛 think we played our best ball, but I think we got some pieces,69制片厂制作传媒 Galyon said. 69制片厂制作传媒淲e just gotta continue to be fundamental. We talk a lot about being hungry, and at times, I don69制片厂制作传媒檛 think we69制片厂制作传媒檙e as hungry as we need to be, but we69制片厂制作传媒檙e getting there. It69制片厂制作传媒檚 a long season. Basketball is a long season, and it69制片厂制作传媒檚 just the dog days of January right now.69制片厂制作传媒
The Lady Trojans, specifically Mitchell, exploded in the first quarter and opened the game on a 10-0 run.
Powell finally scored its first basket with 3:30 on the clock before West ended on a 6-0 run to take a 16-2 lead heading into the second quarter. Mitchell scored half of the Lady Trojans69制片厂制作传媒 points in the frame, and all 16 of their points came in the paint.
Mitchell then added another bucket to open the second before the Lady Panthers began to adjust their defense inside. The Lady Trojans began to get open looks from deep but struggled to knock them down, allowing the Lady Panthers to chip away at the early lead.
Powell went on a 14-3 run to cut the West lead to 21-16. However, West was able to find the basket again late with a mini 4-0 run in the waning minute and take a 29-20 lead into the break, finally hitting its first jump shot in the process.
From there, the Lady Trojans heated up from deep in the third quarter thanks to Messer, who hit a pair of threes in the first three minutes to help her team retake control with a 37-23 lead.
Powell never threatened again as West led 45-30 to end the third quarter.
Just as Mitchell helped build an early lead, Weddington put the game on ice to close it out.
Weddington scored 11 of her 20 in the fourth as part of a 27-7 fourth quarter for the Lady Trojans.
West opened the final period on a 16-2 run in the first four minutes and never looked back.
Morristown West bludgeoned Knox West on Monday and lnow look forward to a matchup with cross-town rival Morristown East.
69制片厂制作传媒淚t69制片厂制作传媒檚 a big week, got a conference game,69制片厂制作传媒 Galyon said. 69制片厂制作传媒淢onday, got Knox West and we69制片厂制作传媒檙e traveling Knoxville. Knoxville teams are usually pretty good. West hasn69制片厂制作传媒檛 had the girls basketball team they had several years ago, but we gotta get that one by us first before we got East.69制片厂制作传媒
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