Lady Eagles Are 12-0

The Montgomery County High School Eagles basketball teams had a busy week as they faced off with Citizens Christian Academy, Turner County, and Telfair County last week. The Lady Eagles kept their run going as they won all three of their games, moving to 12-0 on the season and are currently ranked #2 in the state in Class A Division II. The boys got a win over CCA, but lost their other two games.

Girls vs. CCA

The Lady Eagles were out in front 14-11 at the end of the first quarter, but in the second they began to pull away from the GIAA squad. MCHS held a 3928 lead by the end of the first half of action.

In the third quarter, CCA kept pace with MCHS, but the lead for the Eagles was 53-41 heading to the fourth quarter. MCHS took the win over CCA, 66-48.

Marley Bell led the way with 23 points, Amire Banks added 20 points, and Erin Adams posted 11 in the win.

Boys vs. CCA

MCHS held an early lead, but CCA came back and was up 12-11 halfway through the first quarter of the game. In the second quarter, the Eagles led 25-20.

In the second half of the game, MCHS pulled away to a 55-39 lead, but CCA came back late closing the lead to under five points. The Eagles held on to get the win 70-66. vs. Turner Co.

MCHS split with Turner County on Friday last week. The Lady Eagles picked up the win, 52-38. The boys lost a close game to the Titans, 57-54.

vs. Telfair

MCHS also split with the Trojans of Telfair on Saturday. The Lady Eagles again won their game, this time by the score of 66-44. The boys fell in another close contest, as the Trojans won the game 61-58.

This week MCHS hosts Portal on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and then will be at Treutlen on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.