Late Free Throws Lead Apache Ladies Past Panola
CARTHAGE - Sky'lynn Holmes hit for 28 points, while Nautica Grant and LaKendra Bassett connected on key free throws in the final seconds as the No. 21 Tyler Junior College Apache Ladies scored an 88-85 win over the Panola Fillies on Saturday.
Holmes had a double-double with 11 rebounds as the Apache Ladies won their seventh straight game to improve to 15-2 overall and 6-1 in Region XIV Conference women's basketball.
The Fillies fall to 12-5 and 3-4.
The Fillies got off a shot, but Grant rebounded with 5.5 seconds showing. The sophomore guard from Dallas swished both free throws for an 88-85 advantage. The buzzer went off before Panola could attempt a 3-point shot.With the game tied at 85-85, Bassett was fouled with 14.4 seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter. After missing the first free throw the sophomore guard from Fort Worth drained the second to give TJC the lead, 86-85.
The Apache Ladies trailed 44-36 at halftime, but sizzled in the third quarter with 34 points to take a 70-67 lead. Holmes had 13 points in the period.
Genesis Riveria, a sophomore forward from Caracas, Venezuela, led the Fillies with 24 points. Patience Okpe, a freshman point guard from Makurdi, Nigeria, added 18 points.Joining Holmes, a sophomore post who starred at Pine Tree High School, in double-figures scoring were Bassett (17 points), Grant (15) and Erin Smith (12).
The Apache Ladies return home on Wednesday to face San Jacinto. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at Wagstaff Gymnasium.
In other women's games on Saturday: Trinity Valley 77, Angelina 42; Jacksonville 70, Bossier Parish 58; Paris 83, Kilgore 57; San Jacinto 80, Coastal Bend 42; and Blinn 81, Victoria 33.
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No. 21 Tyler JC 88,
Panola College 85
Tyler 19 16 34 18 - 88
Panola 15 29 23 18 - 85
TYLER-Nautica Grant, 15; LaKendra Bassett, 17; De'Janie Graves, 2; Jordan Towery, 7; Erin Smith, 12; Ashley Clayborn, 0; Jordan Campbell, 2; Antionee Shrepee, 5; Catherine Okwilagwe, 0; Sky'lynn Holmes, 28; Erykah Campbell, 0; Victoria Blankenship, 0.
PANOLA-Daria Eremeeva, 5; Charlynn Perry, 8; Nailah Beyah-Blount, 5; Patience Okpe, 18; Waynenecka Wynn, 0; Stefany Lourenco, 6; Denasia Watson, 2; Tameal Jones, 4; Genesis Riveria, 24; Amanda Cruz, 2; Ekaterina Karchevskayo, 11.
THREE POINT GOALS-TJC: Bassett, Smith (2). PC: Perry (2), Lourenco.
FREE THROWS-TJC 21 of 33; Panola 24 of 31.
FOULED OUT-PC: Perry, Lourenco.
TOTAL FOULS-TJC 22, Panola 25.
RECORDS-Tyler 15-2 (6-1), Panola 12-5 (3-4).
NEXT UP-San Jacinto at Tyler, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Panola at Kilgore, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.