Legacy Academy Warriors and Girl Warriors travelled to Scorching Springs for his or her subsequent to final highway journey this season. The Sevier County college has six remaining video games on their common season schedule earlier than event play begins 5 of these are at house in Lockesburg. On Friday, January thirteenth the senior boys, senior ladies, and junior boys had been hosted by Gospel Gentle Christian College in Scorching Springs. The Warriors defeated the Lions, and Legacy’s junior Warriors additionally received their sport. The Girl Warriors misplaced 45-43 in a heartbreaker within the final second of the sport.
In Senior boys’ motion, the Warriors needed to work exhausting towards the Lions who confirmed up with a robust inside presence, the place they’d extra peak; but the host solely led within the sport for the primary two minutes earlier than Legacy took the lead and by no means let go of it. The primary interval ended with the Warriors up 16-12. They had their finest quarter within the second once they outscored the Scorching Springs group 23-15, going to the locker room at halftime with a 39-27 lead. A fair paced second half of the ballgame noticed the Warriors win 82-71. The Warriors hit 9 three-pointers, with 4 coming from Senior Ethan Gallagher, giving the group 43% made outdoors the perimeter. Gallagher led scoring for each groups with 40 factors, 19 rebounds, and 9 assists. He additionally had 4 steals, blocks, and deflections. Manolo Vazquez gave the Warriors 12 factors, adopted by 9 from Layne Schroer. Schroer gave the Warriors 6 rebounds. Eli Mitchell had 8 factors, adopted by 6 from Joshua Tucker, 4 from Ozzy Toledano, and three from Everrette Martz. Toledano additionally took two fees for the Lockesburg boys. Colton Hegewood was the excessive scorer for the Lions with 16. The Warriors improved their season document to 20-4.
In Senior ladies’ motion, in was a battle all sport lengthy between the Girl Warriors and the Girl Lions. The Scorching Springs ladies outscored Legacy 13-9 within the first interval, whereas Legacy outpaced the Girl Lions 13-6 within the second. The Sevier County ladies had been up 22-19 on the half. Legacy, led by Sophomore scorer Oaklee Lofton continued led by means of the third quarter however noticed the Girl Lions grabbed the sport with seconds to go profitable 45-42.
Lofton sport the ladies 23 factors and 9 rebounds. Dori Bartek had 8 factors and a formidable 11 rebounds, Lilly Tucker had 6 factors, 9 rebounds, and three deflections, whereas seventh grader Libbie Bartek performed up giving the Girl Warriors 5 factors, 2 rebounds, and 4 steals! AK Horton led the scoring for the Girl Lions with 16 factors.
Within the Junior Boys’ sport the Warriors took the lead proper out the gate and held all of it night time. The Warriors led by 7 on the half, however didn’t permit the junior Lions to attain a single level in your entire third interval. Legacy’s boys received the sport 56-41. Manolo Vazquez gave the Warriors 37 of these factors, together with 15 rebounds. Silas Lofton had 13 factors, whereas Jude Gallagher gave the group 6 factors and an enormous 12 rebounds. Justise Burton grabbed 5 boards for the Warriors. Noah Lyles of the junior Gospel Gentle group led the house group with 22 factors.
Legacy performs a variety of basketball this week. All 4 groups play at house towards Garrett Memorial on Tuesday. Junior boys have superior within the Umpire junior event and play Wednesday, whereas each senior groups play at house Thursday and Friday night time. Thursday v. Mineral Springs and Friday towards Eagletown. Friday night time’s video games verses Eagletown will embrace a salute to the historical past of Lockesburg’s Blue Darter basketball.