Clinton won the Region III-3A game, 60-40, that sank Greer one game lower in the win column (4-18 overall and 1-7 in the region) but gained them a lot of respect from Lady Yellow Jackets Head Coach Carlton Green.
“They showed me a lot of heart. I’m pleased with the way we played,” Greene said.
What caught Greene’s attention was the Lady Yellow Jackets stalking Clinton and battling for every loose ball and tying up the Lady Red Devils while battling for loose rebounds and balls.
“We discussed that the season wasn’t over and we didn’t have any pressure the rest of the way. What is important to us is to go out and play hard. They showed a lot of heart and spirit,” Carlton said.
Clinton built a 15-6 first quarter lead but Greer came back with an 18-point second quarter to trail 24-30 at intermission. “We didn’t have an answer for number 32 (Lndya Kinard),” Greene said. Kinard scored 21 points to lead all scorers.
Greer’s Jessica Gay scored 13 points.
“I was pleased to see that we had eight people scoring,” Greene said. Williams was the only person who played for Greer and didn’t score.
Remaining games for Greer are at Union Friday, home on Senior Night vs. Spartanburg Christian Academy on Tuesday and the season finale at Blue Ridge on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Greene said his team continues its mission. “Our goal has always been to get better every game as people and players,” he said.
CLINTON 60, GREER 40
CLINTON: Tootie Tribble 2 0-0 4, Sha’kura Cook 0 0-0 0, Jalera Rickey 0 0-2 0, Gabby Bates 4 3-4 11, Teka Simpson 3 2-3 8, Ellie Tallman 4 2-2 10, Keley Frazier 12 1-1 6, Lndya Kinard 9 3-4 21. TOTALS: 24 11-16 60.
3-point goals (1): Frazier 1.
Fouls (11): Tribble 1, Cook 2, Rickey 2, Bates 1, Tallman 2, Frazier 2, Kinard 1.
GREER: Sarah Stevenson 1 3-5 65, Jessica Gay 4 3-4 13, Caroline Neely 0 2-2 2, Birdie Barbare 1 0-0 3, Sonyelle Gray 1 0-0 3, Shamyia Darby 3 0-0 6, Makala Rox 1 0-0 2, Alex Williams 0 0-0 0, Alexis Miller 3 0-0 6. TOTALS: 13 8-11 40.
3-point goals (4): Stevenson 1, Fay 2, Gray 1.
Fouls (14): Stevenson 1, Gay 2, Gray 2, Darby 3, Williams 2, Miller 4.
Clinton 15 15 14 16 – 60
Greer 6 18 5 11 – 40