Harrell's Academy Game

Hi Girls,

Halifax Academy's furious come from behind rally fell just short with the Viking JV Girls unable to come up with a loose ball trailing by 2 points with 10 seconds left to play in the game versus Harrell's Academy outside of Clinton, NC Tuesday afternoon. The JV Viking Girls cut the 8 point deficit down to 2 on a steal by Ashton Bradley and a three by Kaela Kessinger with 16 seconds to play before finally losing 25 to 21.

The leading scorer's for the JV Viking Girls were Ashton Bradley with 6 points, Kaela Kessinger 5 points, Lindy Clark 4 points, Kimberly May 2 points, Jamie Harris 2 points, Kaylee Dickens 1 point and Jennifer Harvell 1 points.

The leading scorer's for Harrell's Academy were #15 Kathryn Bridgers 10 points, #10 Lauren Huff 6 points, #20 Audrey Register 4 points, #35 Gabbie Johnson 4 points and #12 Suzi Peak 1 point.

The JV Viking Girls are now 8 and 4 for the season and play again Thursday in a rematch with Fayetteville Academy.

Some Notes: The Bad News.

1- We only made 2 out of 6 foul shots.

2- We missed way too many lay ups and put backs. Way too many.

3- We blew a few defensive assignments allowing easy baskets or foul line opportunities.

The Good News:

1- We were playing in a hostile gym with basically only one day of practice with our new team and we played almost good enough to win and we competed so very hard.

2- We bonded together as a team, you could see it. We competed down the stretch with every ounce of heart we could give. We fell a little short today but the foundation of a great team is here. Let's execute a little better, work on making the shots we are able to get fairly easy from our offense and tighten up a few defensive lapse's and this team will take off.

3- I was impressed with our comeback effort and our play with the game on the line. The fans loved what they saw, you could tell by their support. I have got to say, we are not what we can be yet but in the fourth quarter I really loved what I saw. We can be a special team, we will have great fun rebuilding this team and developing the talent on this team.

4- This is now OUR TEAM, be proud of it and lets give 110% and enjoy the ride, I am.

5- You are a very special group of girls and being your coach is going to be great fun. Let's see if we can pull together and win the conference championship!

Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together and always Play with Heart!

Coach May