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JV Lady Bucs drop outing to Musselman

Brooklyn Smith (15) drives past a Musselman defender into the paint during their junior varsity contest Saturday afternoon. (Photo courtesy Lori Woods/My Buckhannon)

TENNERTON – A rough second quarter did in the Buckhannon-Upshur junior varsity Lady Bucs in their Saturday afternoon home encounter with the Musselman Appleman.

The Lady Bucs trailed by just a 6-2 count after one quarter but were outscored in the second stanza by an 18-4 margin and trailed by a 24-6 score at the break. They were outscored by a 10-4 margin in the third quarter and trailed heading into the final quarter by a 34-10 score.

The Lady Bucs claimed the final quarter by a 12-5 margin.

Timia Scott and Jasmine Morris each had 10 points for Musselman. Casadie Lahman and Brooklyn Smith led the Lady Bucs with seven points apiece.

The JV Lady Bucs are now 0-4 on the season. They will return to action on Jan. 4 hosting North Marion at 5:45 p.m.

The boxscore:

Musselman 6  18  10  5 – 39

Buckhannon-Upshur 2  4  4  12 – 22

Musselman 39

Timia Scott 3 2-2 10; Jasmine Morris 5 0-0 10; Taylor Day 2 0-0 5; Olivia Hogbin 2 0-0 5; Kiara Petry 1 1-2 3; Jasmine Simms 1 0-0 2; Laci Slick 1 0-2 2; H. Vano 1 0-0 2; Kaylee Deluca 0 0-0 0; Danika Rigby 0 0-0 0; Bailey Reardon 0 0-0 0; Esmeralda Duran 0 0-0 0; Grace Grams 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-8 39.

Buckhannon-Upshur 22

Casadie Lahman 3 0-0 7; Brooklyn Smith 2 2-2 7; Olivia Shipley 2 0-0 4; NinaMae Coberly 2 0-1 4; Rosie Shackleford 0 0-0 0; Regina Petrokovich 0 0-0 0; Shania McCartney 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 2-3 22.

Three-point field goals – Musselman: Scott 2; Hogbin 1; Day 1. Totals 4;  Buckhannon-Upshur: Smith 1, Lahman 1. Totals 2.

Fouls – Musselman: 8 Buckhannon-Upshur: 8.

Three-point field goals – Musselman: 3-for-8 for 37.5; Buckhannon-Upshur: 2-for-3 for 66.7 percent.

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