After a two-month delay due to coronavirus concerns, the county middle school basketball season opened Monday with three seventh- and eighth-grade games at James A. Cawood Elementary School.
Leah Davis scored 19 points as the defending champion Trojanettes rolled past Black Mountain 37-14 in the opener.
Whitley Teague scored 10 as Wallins knocked off Evarts 31-17.
Cawood overcame a slow start to defeat Cumberland 37-19 in the final game. Cheyenne Rhymer poured in 25 points to lead the Comets.
Three fifth- and sixth-grade games are set for Tuesday at JACES, beginning at 6 p.m. with Cumberland taking on Wallins. Evarts will play James A. Cawood and Black Mountain will take on Rosspoint in other games
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James A. Cawood (37) — Leah Davis 19. Juleea Smith 6, Madison Daniels 2, Lacey Robinson 4, Jayden Marlowe 4, Mallory Long 2.
Black Mountain (14) — Jaidyn Coots 4, Ryleigh Lawson 2, Jayde Parker 4, Chelsea Cottrell 2.
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Wallins (31) — Savannah Hill 7, Whitley Teague 10, Alyssa Hensley 2, Whitney Noe 5, Hailie Hensley 7.
Evarts (17) — Ashley Preston 3, Destiny Williams 2, Drucilla Brown 4, Tori Robinson 2, Tristan Pace 2, Trinity Jones 2, Willow Peace 2.
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Cawood (37) — Cheyanne rhymer 25, Maddi Middleton 6, Alley Stewart 4, Skylar Phillips 2.
Cumberland (19) — Kasady Hall 9, Abby Sherman 2, Sam Arrowood 2, Bethany Robbins 2, D’Anna Cook 2, Hannah Raleigh 2.