10 points from Brittany McDonald and 4 blocks from Whitley Witherspoon

Berkmar High School – Norcross, GA

The Lady Patriots from Berkmar welcomes Fulton County’s Lady Trojans from Banneker High School to Gwinnett for a friendly round of basketball. Both teams would apply the pressure on defense and leave the final score in the low thirties. Leave it up to the step team to keep the crowd crunk.

The game would get on the way from the free throw line as Berkmars Kiara Evans would convert 2 shots and the Lady Patriots start the game out front 2-0. Kiara would score the first 6 points for the Lady Patriots and would get her first assist on a steal leading to a fast break. On the fast break, Kiara would dish the ball to teammate Tyra Smith who would go in for an easy lay up moving the score to 8-4 with 3:45 to go in the first period. Berkmars Whitley Witherspoon would host a block party in the first period and deny the Lady Trojans from scoring with 3 Blocks. Whitley would make her first mark on the score board with a jumper over Bannekers Christina Walton to increase the lead to 8 points (12-4) with 1:50 left in the first period.

In the second period Bannekers Walton and teammate Andrea Stephenson would combine for 8 of the Lady Trojans 10 points. Walton would grab a team high 5 rebounds in the first half and the score would end close 18-15 in favor of the Lady Patriots.

Berkmars Brittany McDonald would battle on the boards in second half and score a half high 8 points for her team. Brittany McLaughlin would hit a floater in the paint for the Lady Trojans to keep the game close 33-36 but it would be clutch free throw shooting by the Lady Patriots to seal the deal.

Final Score:  Berkmar 39 Banneker 34    

Scoring Recap

Berkmar

Brittany McDonald 10 points 7 rebounds, Whitley Witherspoon 8 points 4 blocks, Kiara Evans 8 points and Tyra Smith 6 points

Banneker

Andrea Stephenson 11 points Christina Walton 5 points and Brittany McLaughlin 5 points