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Pee Dee Girl’s Travel To Marlboro Academy With Region Title On The Line
By Billy G. Baker
Publisher
Bennettsville—There is a battle coming to the Marlboro Academy Feb., 3 when the Pee Dee Academy girls’ basketball team rolls into town with the region championship on the line.
“One team is leaving that game champions of the region and the other will be in second place,” said varsity assistant Ed Blackburn. “The last time we played Marlboro Academy we had the lead until the final two minutes of the game and then turnovers hurt us. They won 43-39 but that game could have gone either way.”
Fans of both schools are expected to pack the gym in Marlboro Academy to see two of the better teams in SCISA AA girls get after it. Pee Dee Academy, coached by veteran Jerry Coleman, is (16-2, 10-2). Pee Dee lost region games to Marlboro Academy and The Kings from Florence. Marlboro Academy lost region games to Trinity Collegiate and The Byrnes School.
The top three scorers for Pee Dee coming into the region show down are sophomore Mary Gregg scoring 10.3 points a game, freshman Meaghan Webster is scoring 6.8 points and sophomore Jennifer Smith is averaging 6.5 points an outing.
The other two starters for Pee Dee are sophomore forward forward Tory Johnson who is scoring at 5.8 points a game and she has 80 rebounds on the season. The team’s lone senior is starter Heather Gibson who is scoring 4, 8 points a game while getting close to 8 rebounds a game.
Freshman guard Hannah Martin, averaging 4.2 points a game, and sophomore forward Taylor Harrington at 2.2 points a game are usually the first two players off the bench.
The other key reserves include freshman Karlee Dozier, freshman Kaitlyn Estes, and freshman forward Abby Gregg.
Ed Blackburn is the head jayvee girl’s coach.
“The team with the fewest turnovers is likely to win Friday night,” said Coach Blackburn. “It’s a big game for both teams.”
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