Girls and Boys Hoopsters Enjoy Slaying Dragons

Dragons often represent a mighty opponent in the midst of a quest. On Tuesday evening, both the boys and the girls basketball squads took on the Dragons of rival Greens Farms Academy in search of advancing in league competition, and came out on the winning end.
        Having narrowly lost at GFA earlier in the year, the boys were out for revenge, as well as the chance to wrestle second place away from their FAA foes. The Hornets looked sharp in the early going and climbed out to a double digit lead, only to see the Dragons rain down three pointers to come back and seize a one point lead at halftime. The visitors were seemingly just as deadly in the second frame and ended up hitting 11 threes on the night! However, their inside game was just as powerful, and the Hornets could never seize true control of the contest. The two heavyweights traded punches throughout the remainder of the half, with neither team going very deep into their respective benches. The game went to overtime where the Hornets finally prevailed for the 72-69 victory. Dan Draffan led the team with 17 points, and was a huge presence under the basket to counter GFA's inside game. TJ Rountree added 14, Chris Wright had 13, and Andrew Rice 11.
        Meanwhile, down in Westport, the Lady Hornets repeatedly stung the host Dragons into submission, winning by the score of 47-39. The Hornets led at halftime by the score of 24-20, and continued to apply the pressure throughout the second half as well. With 5 minutes left and already up 14 points, the girls sealed the game with key defensive stops and clutch free throws. Kai Clemons led all scorers with 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. Jenna Berens chipped in 13 points,14 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Courtney Joshua had a huge game on the glass with 14 rebounds. Cassi Smith and Mimi Ramos played great defensive, denying GFA's tough point guard.

Click here for a quick highlight video from Channel 8.
       
A good night for the dragon slayers!