Lady Dragons coach Sean LeBeauf makes some suggestions during a timeout in Saturday’s 52-44 victory over Angelina. (eParisExtra photo by Charles Richards(
By CHARLES RICHARDS
eParisExtra.com
Voche ‘ Martin scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Dragons of Paris Junior College to a 52-44 victory Saturday over the Lady Roadrunners of Angelina College.
Paris took the early lead and never gave it up, although Angelina pulled to within 23-21 at halftime. The Lady Dragons’ largest lead was 12-2.
PJC opened a seven- to eight-point lead early in the second half before Angelina scored seven straight to get back into the game.
Kelsei Ewings added 8 points, Brea Castro-Gambrell had 7 points, and Karmyn Jackson had 6 points and 8 rebounds.
Demetria Foreman led Angelina with 14 points.
Paris improved to 1-1 in league play and 6-8 overall. Angelina fell to 1-1 and 9-5.
“We found a way to finish it with a win, but it wasn’t a good game at all for us,” Lady Dragons coach Sean LeBeauf said. “Our kids are just not as tough as they need to be.”
PJC’s women go to Jacksonville on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. game preceding the 7:30 p.m. contest between the men’s teams from the two schools.
Saturday, PJC returns to the Hunt Center for a game against defending national champion Trinity Valley, whose only loss this season was a forfeit because over half the team was forced to sit out two games for leaving the bench during an on-court altercation.
In other Region 14 games Saturday:
ANGELINA 21-23—44
PARIS 23-29—52
Angelina (9-5, 1-1): Demetria Foreman 5-12 2-7 14, Tatiana Stevens 3-8 1-3 7, Eliqua Brooks 1-8 2-2 5, Lexi Harris 2-5 1-4 5, Cekret Davis 1-8 2-3 4, DeAnna Waters 1-4 2-2 4, Areana Davis 1-5 1-2 3, T’Neshia Smith 1-2 0-1 2. Totals: 15-52 11-24 44. Three-Pointers: 3-19 (Foreman 2-7, Brooks 1-6, C. Davis 0-3, Waters 0-1, A. Davis 0-2). Rebounds: 31 (Harris 14). Assists: 5 (Harris 2, A. Harris 2). Steals: 14 (Harris 4). Fouls: 19. Turnovers: 15. Fouled Out: Harris. Technical Fouls: Harris.
Paris (6-8, 1-1): Voche’ Martin 4-8 7-7 15, Kelsei Ewings 3-5 2-7 8, Brea Castro-Gambrell 3-4 1-3 7, Karmyn Jackson 2-5 2-2 6, Maeghan Scott 2-8 0-0 5, Adrienne Small 2-4 1-2 5, Shanice Vaughan 1-4 2-3 4, Ashley Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Shanice Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Lea Holt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-42 17-26 52. Three-Pointers: 1-6 (Scott 1-4, Vaughan 0-1, Shanice Hill 0-1). Rebounds: 35 (Martin 10). Assists: 6 (Scott 4). Steals: 5 (Jackson 2). Fouls: 18. Turnovers: 22. Fouled Out: None. Technical Fouls: Martin.
ANGELINA
Charles Richards Charles Richards moved to Paris in 2004 after retiring from a 40-year career in journalism – the last 26 years as a news writer and sports writer with The Associated Press in Dallas and Washington, D.C. In mid-2004, The Paris News coaxed him out of retirement, and he began covering the police, court and regional beat for The Paris News. Then in early 2005, he was switched to coverage of a sharply divided Paris City Council. He was appointed by the City Council in 2006 to the 12-member City Charter Review Commission, which extensively rewrote the outmoded document. His writing awards include two first-place awards in statewide competition for feature writing. The most recent was his 2005 story on a Paris doctor’s startling use of leeches in a successful attempt to re-attach a man’s severed ear. Over his career, Richards’ interview subjects include Alabama Gov. George Wallace, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, David Koresh, Arnold Palmer, Muhammad Ali and numerous other political and sports figures. He is an alumnus of Texas Tech, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He lives in Paris with his wife, Barbara, who is retired after 30 years as a teacher and high school counselor.
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