Portageville takes down Bootheel Conference foe Campbell, 54-37
CAMPBELL, Mo. — Jayla Weddington scored a game-high 16 to lead Portageville to a 54-37 Bootheel Conference win at Campbell on Monday, Jan. 2.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 6-3 with the victory while the Lady Camels dropped to 6-4.
“This was a big conference win for us,” said Portageville coach Kellye Fowler. “Campbell is a good team and always one of the top teams in the conference. So to win this one first game after Christmas is huge for us. It was a great team effort tonight. Everyone played their role, played together, and executed what we have been working on in practice both offensively and defensively. I was proud of every single one of them.”
Taryn Irby made three 3-pointers and added 10 points, while Amiyah Saxton and Laney Stone chipped in seven and six, respectively.
Mabrey Patrick led Campbell wit 10 points.
Portageville will host South Pemiscot (2-3) on Thursday, Jan. 5, while Campbell will host Kennett (5-5) on Saturday, Jan. 7.
PORTAGVILLE 54, CAMPBELL 37
Portageville | 13 | 10 | 20 | 11 | — | 54 |
Campbell | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | — | 37 |
Portageville (54) — Jayla Weddington 16, Taryn Irby 10, Amiyah Saxton 7, Laney Stone 6, Gloriaha Farmer 5, Aubrey Greenwell 4, Lily Beth Priggel 3, Addi Cayton 3. FG: 20. FT: 9-24. F: 17. (3-pointers: Irby 3, Stone 1, Cayton 1. Fouled out: none.)
Campbell (37) — Mabrey Patrick 10, Darcy Broglin 8, Elyssa Scholtz 7, Kamryn Weeks 4, Chloe Matthews 3, Jocelyn Rathel 3, Marie Wheeler 2. FG: 10. FT: 15-23. F: 20. (3-pointers: Scholtz 1, Patrick 1. Fouled out: Broglin.)