Raiderettes continue winning ways
Courtesy of The Grenada Star
There were a number of things that Kirk Academy girls basketball coach Mike Reans expected from his team heading into the 2009-2010 season. The one thing that he didn’t expect was the record at the Christmas Holiday break. This past weekend, Kirk defeated Marshall 57-33 and Indianola 42-39. The wins improved KA to 16-1 on the season and 4-0 inside District 1-AA. “I didn’t think we would have the kind of record that we have at the break,” Reans said. “I knew that the girls were committed to what it took to be a solid group. We have a challenging schedule and knew it would be hard to get off to the type of start that we have. Credit the girls, they have worked extremely hard and their commitment to each other and the team has been solid.” Friday against the rival Lady Patriots, Reans knew that Craig Dailey’s team would come at them hard. “We knew that Marshall would come in and push the intensity of the game,” Reans said. “I thought our girls played tough and raised their level of play. We had to fight every possession.” Courtney Parella led the Raiderettes with 14 points. Holly Wells finished with eight points. Allye Lundy and Katie Lee Jones each had seven points. Carmen Woods and Kelsey Marter each scored six points. Audra Woods finished with five points. Beth Mann and Emily Lundy chipped in two points each.
There were a number of things that Kirk Academy girls basketball coach Mike Reans expected from his team heading into the 2009-2010 season. The one thing that he didn’t expect was the record at the Christmas Holiday break. This past weekend, Kirk defeated Marshall 57-33 and Indianola 42-39. The wins improved KA to 16-1 on the season and 4-0 inside District 1-AA. “I didn’t think we would have the kind of record that we have at the break,” Reans said. “I knew that the girls were committed to what it took to be a solid group. We have a challenging schedule and knew it would be hard to get off to the type of start that we have. Credit the girls, they have worked extremely hard and their commitment to each other and the team has been solid.” Friday against the rival Lady Patriots, Reans knew that Craig Dailey’s team would come at them hard. “We knew that Marshall would come in and push the intensity of the game,” Reans said. “I thought our girls played tough and raised their level of play. We had to fight every possession.” Courtney Parella led the Raiderettes with 14 points. Holly Wells finished with eight points. Allye Lundy and Katie Lee Jones each had seven points. Carmen Woods and Kelsey Marter each scored six points. Audra Woods finished with five points. Beth Mann and Emily Lundy chipped in two points each.
The Raiders dropped a 61-36 decision to the Patriots.
Shane Provine led Kirk with 14 points. James Henderson added eight points. Reid Walker had six points and Kris Harbin finished with four points. Will Thimmes and Cade Moody both had two points.
Saturday against Indianola, Kirk found themselves in a much closer battle this time. Kirk trailed for a big part of the game, before rallying late. “Our girls really handled the pressure of playing on the road really well,” Reans said. “Indianola is a tough place to play and we needed every ounce to win this game. Games like this prepare you for the tournament.” Kirk led by a point midway through the final period. Carmen Woods’ three-point gave the Raiderettes a four-point advantage. Parella again led the scoring with 14 points. Wells chipped in 10 points. Mann and Carmen Woods both had eight. Emily Lundy had two points. Kirk will take some time off for Christmas. They will return to the practice court Saturday and Sunday. Monday, they face Delta in the Delta Invitational at Marks. “It will be a tremendous challenge for our team,” Reans said. “They (Delta) have just one loss and have beaten Pillow by 10. We need challenges like this to make us better for tournament time.
The Raiders came up on the short end of a 38-33 decision. Sayle Roberts paced Kirk with 11 points. Thimmes had nine points and Provine had five points. Harbin added four. Henderson and Walker each scored two points.
Comments:
Anonymous said...
Just wanted to know why Brookhaven is ranked above Kirk girls? Thanks for all the information you collect and make available to us!
Just wanted to know why Brookhaven is ranked above Kirk girls? Thanks for all the information you collect and make available to us!
AAFANDAMAN said...
Kirk is obviously having a great year and hopefully I'll get to catch them play soon but after watching Brookhaven lose to East Rankin (ranked #1 in AAA) in overtime I would be hardpressed to change those rankings at this point. I would love to do a better job covering teams in the north region but getting information is still a struggle. Thanks for the kind words.
