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  Wardlaw sweeps pair of wins from Fox Creek web posted December 17, 2007 JOHNSTON – The Wardlaw Academy basketball teams swept a pair of home games from Fox Creek High School last Wednesday. The Lady Patriots won by a 54-23 score while the varsity boys held off a late rally to defeat the Predators 42-36. The Lady Patriots missed open shots in the first quarter, but Fox Creek could not connect as well. The Lady Predators were deliberate in their style of play, but Wardlaw would eventually score a series of lay ups after Fox Creek was slow to get back on defense. Wardlaw held a 9-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Erica Just scored the Fox Creek points on a free throw at the mid-way point of the quarter and field goal in the closing seconds. Just scored eight of the team's ten second quarter points, but they would come no closer. Elizabeth Stone scored eight of her game-high 27 points in the quarter as Wardlaw went into the halftime locker room up 23-10. Wardlaw's Briggs Belcher made a free throw to open the third quarter, but the next seven Lady Patriot baskets came on lay ups from just being quicker up the court. Wardlaw's lead stood at 40-15 after three quarters and it would continue to grow. Six consecutive lay ups stretched the margin to 50-15 with just under six minutes left in the game. The 31-point final deficit came when Erica Just scored a lay up in the closing seconds. Wardlaw's guys forced the Predators to play catch up from the start of the game. Both teams applied heavy pressure on defense, but Wardlaw was able to convert on opportunities while Fox Creek could not do the same. The only first quarter points for the Predators came when Owen Jacobs put back an offensive rebound with just under four minutes gone in the game. The Patriots committed three turnovers to start the game. Stephen Balentine went for the first three Wardlaw points, around the Jacobs putback. The Patriots closed on a 7-0 spurt to go into the second quarter with a 10-2 lead. E. J. Bijur's 3-pointer and three-point play cut the Wardlaw lead to 14-8 two minutes into the second quarter. Fox Creek would cut the lead to six points again later, but a 3-pointer by Balentine gave the Patriots back a 23-14 lead at the end of the first half. Wardlaw had turnover problems in the third quarter, and a 31-18 lead was cut to 31-26 in the final two minutes of the quarter. Fox Creek made a final push that cut the lead to 40-34 in the final seconds, but Balentine hit a pair of free throws to secure the victory. Both Patriot teams ended the week in a tournament at Laurens Academy. Boy's Game Fox Creek 2-12-12-10 (36) Wardlaw Academy 10-13-11-8 (42) * Each team hit one 3-pointer in the boys' game. Girl's Game Fox Creek 3-7-5-8 (23) Wardlaw Academy 9-14-17-14 (54) ©
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