Kiara Golden Guard 2014 Class Double Play Highlights

Center Hill senior guard, Kiara Golden, is the first player to have before and after highlights on Memphis Girls Basketball. If you have been watching her play over the years, you will know why. She has definitely grown.   

Kiara is a lefty. In her first highlight video (as an 8th grader), I noticed how much she went left. However, I didn't notice how much she went to her strong side until after watching the second highlight  (as a senior). In her second video, she's constantly going right.

It is an unfortunate trend to watch highly talented players enter high school only to regress over the years. Kiara is not an example of that. She has grown in so many ways. 

I've already mentioned her abilities to go left and right. She is also a scorer and a distributor. She has awesome vision in the half court set and in transition. She is an unbelievable team player. Kiara can easily average 30-40 points a game. However, she would rather get her teammates involved. While she's not in the game, it's not uncommon to see her standing up cheering her team on.

 Senior Highlight (#3 White)



8th Grade Highlight (#3 White)

 

Womens College Basketball Daily News - December 23, 2013

Duke's Tricia Liston looks for an opening on Kentucky's Janee Thompson

 
Duke: Liston Shoots No. 2 Duke Past No. 5 Kentucky 69-61
Houston: Todd Buchanan Resigns as Houston Women's Basketball Coach
Memphis: Four in Double Digits in Women's Basketball 91-45 Victory
Notre Dame: Loyd Leads No. 4 Notre Dame Past Central Michigan, 106-72
Oklahoma: Marist Holds off Oklahoma
Penn State: No. 18/17 Lady Lions Roll in 85-62 Win Over Alcorn State
Purdue: No. 18 Purdue Holds Off Bowling Green, 57-48
South Carolina: Gamecocks Cruise to 70-26 Victory Over Lady Bulldogs
Syracuse: Sykes Beats St. Joe's at Buzzer, 64-62
UConn: Stewart, No. 1 UConn Cruise Past Cal, 80-47

Girls Basketball Scores - December 21, 2013

From Commercial Appeal Box Scores

ECS (39) — Kate Jamison 8, Caroline Jamison 4, Emily Lytle 10, Sara Lytle 12, Jordan Shackleford 1, Avery Sippel 4.
Father Ryan (43) — Mary Frances Hoots 12, Audrey Burdge 10, Maggie Rider 5, Abigail Wehby 2, Allison Proctor 4, Sarah Gromos 8, Emma Collins 2.
ECS / 5 / 12 / 12 / 10—39
Father Ryan / 10 / 12 / 10 / 11—43
Records — ECS 9-1, Father Ryan 8-2.
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Marshall Aca. (27) — Carrie Graham 2, Blake Martin 6, Chook Offner 9, Elizabeth Skelton 9, Sam Wilkins 1.
Fayette Aca. (56) — Abbie Hilliard 4, Amber Johnson 8, Lauren Lessel 3, Rebekah Moffatt 8, Kayli Skelton 21, Margy Westbrook 12.
Marshall Aca. / 8 / 6 / 9 / 4—27
Fayette Aca. / 16 / 17 / 18 / 5—56
Records — Fayette Aca. 7-5.
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Cordova (60) — Michaela Campbell 25, Zakyia Head 5, Nijahla Maples 4, Jaszmine Mohammad 4, Jerhonise Rollins 4, Karari Samuels 10, K’yanna Terry 8.
Germantown (49) — Brianna Burks 7, Takira Clay 9, Brianna Cowans 6, Kelsey Dolman 4, DeMarica Johnson 2, Kayla Jones 1, Brittney Parmenter 13, Scarlett Sadler 5, Daizcha Scott 2.
Cordova / 17 / 19 / 10 / 14—60
Germantown / 11 / 23 / 10 /  5—49
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St. Benedict (54) — Bailey Coppedge 2, Nicole Ferris 9, Darreille Nelson 2, Courtney Parker 12, Erin Peel 6, Braxton Powers 5, Emily Sosnowski 2, Theresa Stoddard 4, Nicole Ungaro 12.
Harding (61) — Alexis Franklin 3, Anna Horner 15, Antoinette Lewis 22, Morgan Murphy 7, Callie Stubbs 11, Carmen Jones 3.
St. Benedict / 10 / 12 / 18 / 14—54
Harding / 14 / 24 / 15 /  8—61
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FCA Nighthawks (45) — Bailye McCune 2, Jennifer Milewski 17, Samantha Price 13, Laura Spradlin 4, Grace Wade 7, Sarah Wakefield 2.
MHEA (46) — Jamie Crum 7, Gigi Lewis 3, Torri Lewis 6, Kyler Loadhiot 2, Catie Shoemaker 1, Bailey Wilkes 27.
FCA Nighthawks / 5 / 18 / 14 /  8—45
MHEA / 14 / 15 / 5 / 12—46
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Collierville (45) — Jessica Brown 19, Cullen Crocker 6, Sydney Fitzwater 3, Kara Harbin 12, Megan Loden 2, Madison Rozier 3.
St. Agnes (59) — Caroline Cook 11, Lizzie Harris 3, Wallis Jenkins 15, Amanda Lammey 19, Nicole Mabry 9, Sarah Sneed 2.
Collierville / 13 / 14 / 10 /  8—45
St. Agnes / 11 / 15 / 17 / 16—59
Records — St. Agnes 7-3.

Girls Basketball Scores - December 20, 2013

From Commercial Appeal Box Scores

Cordova (23) — Nijahla Maples 4, Jerhonise Rollins 2, Karari Samuels 10, K’yanna Terry 2, Amber Turner 5.
Bartlett (62) — Kelsey Baker 4, Taylor Bridges 2, Stella Gill 2, Jessica Jackson 18, Tavia Rodgers 14, Shondria Scruggs 20, Elizabeth Williams 2.
Cordova / 2 / 6 / 11 /  4—23
Bartlett / 13 / 27 / 10 / 12—62
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West Memphis Christian (19) — Mackenzie Blann 4, Hope Brown 2, Bailey Felts 2, Lauren Pike 3, Andrea Beyer 2, Anna Dries 6.
Center Hill (61) — Erin Cross 16, Aliyah Davis 5, Reagan Elliott 3, Mackenzie Fennell 4, Kiara Golden 16, Kalexis Judge 2, Teirsten Saunders 9, NeNe Whiting 6.
West Memphis Chr / 4 / 5 / 2 / 8—19
Center Hill / 23 / 16 / 15 / 7—61
Records — Center Hill 10-4.
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Raleigh-Egypt (41) — Brenda Fields 12, Corlisha Howard 13, Manaya Jones 16.
Craigmont (49) — Kiara Caswell 5, Danielle Conley 17, Tijuana Griggs 8, Miara Holliday 3, Morgan Morris 3, Daja Scurlock 13.
Raleigh-Egypt / 15 / 14 / 5 /  7—41
Craigmont / 11 / 13 / 10 / 15—49
Records — Raleigh-Egypt 5-3, Craigmont 7-1.
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Hernando (61) — Allie Bierman 2, Miracle Cobb 11, Kaitlin Jones 3, Savannah McCann 15, Alyssa Sanders 2, Aaliyaha Thornton 28.
DeSoto Central (62) — Faith Blanchard 2, Mara Butler 9, Stormy Green 6, Imani Johnson 16, Rodneyshia Martin 10, Nay Strickland 19.
Hernando / 10 / 18 / 7 / 20 / 6— / 61
DeSoto Cen / 16 / 14 / 12 / 13 / 7— / 62
Records — DeSoto Central 8-4.
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Whitehaven (68) — Lake Blache 16, Brandy Clay 3, Lafabian Coleman 6, Erica Dean 4, Ebony Malone 4, Maia McCoy 16, Tia Polk 5, Jasmine Rhodes 3, Laniecion Soward 2, Ariel Williams 6, Danisha Henderson 3.
Fairley (31) — Sabrina Alexander 2, Rougie Barry 3, Marnesha Hamer 15, Jessica Jamison 4, Daija Washington 7.
Whitehaven / 17 / 25 / 17 / 9—68
Fairley / 8 / 9 / 8 / 6—31
Records — Whitehaven 8-1.
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Harding (39) — Alexis Franklin 5, Anna Horner 8, Antoinette Lewis 10, Sarah Luttrell 1, Callie Stubbs 15.
FCA Nighthawks (52) — Bailye McCune 2, Jennifer Milewski 10, Samantha Price 18, Laura Spradlin 2, Grace Wade 11, Sarah Wakefield 9.
Harding / 10 / 10 / 8 / 11—39
FCA Nighthawks / 6 / 16 / 20 / 10—52
Records — FCA Nighthawks 9-4.
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Mitchell (61) — Marquesha Fennell 6, Demiya Grandberry 7, Erica Jackson 16, Nicole Johnson 6, Chasity Jones 3, Dominique McAdory 8, Kierra McCollins 6, Zakiyyah Withers 9.
Frayser (14) — Janay Aldridge 6, Angelia Liggins 6, Quiesha Paige 2.
Mitchell / 9 / 17 / 17 / 18—61
Frayser / 2 / 6 / 4 /  2—14
Records — Mitchell 3-8.
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Covington (58) — Kiara Booker 3, J’la Brandon 2, Chelsey Dye 2, Destiney Foster 2, Precious Harvey 11, Janekia Mason 7, Treasury Poindexter 13, LeShaundra Somerville 14, Iesha Tipton 2, Tierra Williams 2.
Germantown (33) — Brianna Burks 3, Takira Clay 3, Brianna Cowans 3, Kelsey Dolman 3, Bianca Matthews 2, Brittney Parmenter 10, Scarlett Sadler 6, Daizcha Scott 3.
Covington / 10 / 18 / 20 / 10—58
Germantown / 10 / 8 / 4 / 11—33
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Northside (39) — Marlisha Applewhite 4, Amber Cohen 8, Amber Mitchell 17, Joy Westbrook 10.
Manassas (76) — Ranisha Brown 10, Bre’una Butler 6, Tonisha Clayborn 18, Rakeeva Curry 2, Amisha Gales 6, Shyanne Stevenson 16, Jasmine Walker 18.
Northside / 4 / 12 / 15 /  8—39
Manassas / 15 / 24 / 22 / 15—76
Records — Manassas 8-3.
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Millington (41) — Tasia Bland 5, Ceykia Christopher 3, Glenda Garner 8, Lindsey Harris 4, Gabby Knox 5, Kendra Richardson 11, Marquisha Sanders 5.
Munford (71) — Deasha Banks 2, Phenicia Howard 14, Shania Johnson 1, Johnna Jones 3, Lydia Jones 1, Precious Mills 10, Lindsey Owen 21, Kierra Richardson 15, Alex Wherry 4.
Millington / 7 / 8 / 15 / 11—41
Munford / 14 / 19 / 21 / 17—71
Records — Munford 6-5.
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Melrose (15) — Tierney Blair 2, Tatyana Johnson 3, Joelysh Spencer 3, Keosha Wilson 7.
Ridgeway (67) — Jameka Barr 6, Brandi Beasley 2, Kendra Boone 2, Oreona Brown 9, Alexis Bryson 2, Eryn Foster 9, Avery Hillard 4, Breounna Humphrey 2, Ashley Jackson 16, Ciara Pettis 2, Kiara Pettis 7, Kierra White 6.
Melrose / 6 / 2 / 2 / 5—15
Ridgeway / 26 / 26 / 9 / 6—67
Records — Ridgeway 10-0.
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FACS (54) — Shalanda Berkley 4, Samantha Choukalas 20, Madeline Emory 2, Bionka Massie 14, Madison Messmer 2, Carmen Moore 12.
Rossville Christian (58) — Kendall Leath 2, Caroline Loftin 26, Mary Catherine Mathis 8, Kara Novarese 6, Taylor Robertson 16.
FACS / 14 / 13 / 12 / 12 / 3— / 54
Rossville Chr / 9 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 7— / 58
Records — Rossville Christian 5-4.
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Kingsbury (55) — LaTerykah Austin 4, Taya Banks 2, Jessica Burnside 11, Canzis Echols 16, Martha Eddings 3, Angela Fleming 2, Denise Money 15, Irma Montes 2.
Sheffield (36) — Breanna Beason 4, Alaneshia Bullock 4, Jasmine Guy 11, Makayla Phillips 11, Patricia Spearman 3, Renee Whiting 3.
Kingsbury / 19 / 11 / 14 / 11—55
Sheffield / 10 / 12 / 5 /  9—36
Records — Sheffield 1-8 (0-2, 16-AA).
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MHEA (46) — Jamie Crum 23, Torri Lewis 10, Catie Shoemaker 4, Bailey Wilkes 9.
St. Benedict (35) — Bailey Coppedge 4, Nicole Ferris 9, Kaitlin Haynes 2, Darreille Nelson 2, Erin Peel 4, Theresa Stoddard 8, Camille Trice 2, Nicole Ungaro 4.
MHEA / 20 / 9 / 12 / 5—46
St. Benedict / 6 / 11 / 9 / 9—35
Records — MHEA 11-3, St. Benedict 3-6.
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Hillcrest (14) — K. Echols 12, D. Young 2.
Trezevant (64) — Miesha Bond 8, Ashleigh McGhee 12, Brandy Shannon 6, Kahdejah Stevens 14, Kourtney Walton 17, Marcee Williams 5, Andrea Willis 2.
Hillcrest / 2 / 9 / 3 /  0—14
Trezevant / 16 / 19 / 13 / 16—64
Records — Trezevant 4-2.

Dyer County issues a challenge to Munford

 image and article from Millington-News.com

Munford's Phenicia Howard dribbles pass Dyer County defender

The last couple of years the Munford Lady Cougars have been the dominant queens of District 13-3A.

Winning two league champions and a Region title in that span, many experts were picking the Lady Cougars to make it three in row prior to the start of the 2013-14 campaign.

But the Dyer County Lady Choctaws traveled to the Munford Gymnasium last Friday night to issue a challenge for the top spot in District 13-3A. Dyer County left an impression winning 48-36.

The Lady Choctaws victory started off slow with Munford leading 6-5 after one quarter. Lady Cougar Phenicia Howard and Lindsey Owen scored the final two buckets for Munford in the opening frame to get the lead.

Dyer County opened the second quarter on a 12-0 run to take a 17-6 advantage. Alex Wherry ended Munford’s drought with a jumper in the lane. The Lady Choctaws were ahead 19-8 at the break.
The offense picked up for both teams in the third quarter the Lady Cougars outscoring Dyer County 16-11. Howard was the shooting star for Munford in the period.

The guard scored on a layup and jumper in the lane to make the score 21-14 early in the third. Then Howard displayed her long-range shooting nailing a trey to make the tally 23-17.

After Howard used a spin moved to hit a jumper in the paint the Lady Cougars trailed 23-20. Munford got to within a point when Precious Mills drove to the rim and bounced a pass to Owen for a layup.

Dyer County responded with a 7-2 run to close out the third quarter to lead 30-24.

In the fourth quarter the Lady Choctaws hit timely three-pointer to neutralize any Munford comeback effort. Dyer County only led 30-27 in the early moments of the fourth. Then the Lady Choctaws outscored the Lady Cougars 18-9 for the 12-point victory.

Womens College Basketball Daily News - December 20, 2013

Duke's Tricia Liston (32) and Amber Henson (30) defend against Albany's Shereesha Richards (25)

Albany: Earns Strong First Half, Richards Scores 24, But Falls 80-51 to #2 Duke
Bowling Green: Falcons Dismantle Minutewomen, 86-46, in Thursday Matinee
Cal State Northridge: Mahlknecht Sets Blocks Record as CSUN Downs NAU
Charleston Southern: Jarvis' career highs not enough as Buccaneers fall to Savannah State, 72-63
CSU Bakersfield: Outland Goes Past 1,000; 'Runners Win 81-61
Cincinnati: Ranks First in Hiring Female Head Coaches
Dartmouth: Suffers a Heartbreaking Defeat At Loyola
DePaul: Starts the Duel in the Desert with Win Over Pitt
Duke: Peters Pushes No. 2 Duke Past Albany 80-51
Hawaii Pacific: Sea Warriors Defeat #17 Crusaders
Fairleigh Dickinson: Cruz and Andrades' Career Highs Not Enough in Loss at NJIT
Loyola Chicago: Faught's Late Three Helps Push Loyola Past Dartmouth, 56-52
Loyola Marymount: Turnovers Costly in Loyola Marymount Non-Conference Finale
Massachusetts: Minutewomen Stifled By Bowling Green, 86-46
Michigan State: Falls 63-57 to No. 13 Oklahoma State
Missouri: Tigers Fall to Missouri State Lady Bears, 67-53
Northern Arizona: Second Half Rally Falls Short to CSUN
Northern Colorado: Late run hurts Northern Colorado
Oklahoma State: Cowgirls Defeat Michigan State, 63-57
Pittsburgh: Pitt Suffers 77-63 Defeat to DePaul in Opener of 'Duel in the Desert'
San Diego State: #AztecWBB Topples Miami (OH), 75-64
Savannah State: Davis, Kalu Lead Savannah State Past Charleston Southern
UNCW: Flames Get Past Seahawks In Second Half
Syracuse: Sykes, Slim Lead SU to Win Over Niagara
UNLV: 700 And Counting
Utah State: School-Record 44 From Jennifer Schlott Guides Aggie Women Past UC Santa Barbara Thursday, 81-70
Virginia: Boyle's Faith in Randolph Being Rewarded

Tierney Porter 2017 Class Guard Highlights

I wanted to share a highlight video I was sent all the way from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tierney Porter is originally from Memphis. She has been in Hawaii for a couple of years because her dad is in the military. She is a 9th grader at Admiral Arthur W. Radford High School.

She is representing Memphis very well averaging 15 points, 6 assists, 10 steals and 3 rebounds per game. 

2013 More Than Basketball Tournament Schedule

Here is the schedule for the More Than Basketball Tournament, which takes place Thursday-Saturday at Harding Academy.

BOYS
Thursday
at Ellers Gym
St. Benedict vs. Collierville, 5 p.m.
Harding vs. MHEA, 8 p.m.
at Sisson Gym
FCA Nighthawks vs. Arlington, 5 p.m.
Central vs. Covington, 8 p.m.

Friday
at Ellers Gym
FCA/Arlington loser vs. Central/Covington loser, noon
St. Benedict/Collierville loser vs. Harding/MHEA loser, 1:30 p.m.
FCA/Arlington winner vs. Central/Covington winner, 4:30 p.m.
St. Benedict/Collierville winner vs. Harding/MHEA winner, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday
at Ellers Gym
Seventh-place game, 10:30 a.m.
Fifth-place game, 1:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 4:30 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS
Thursday
at Ellers Gym
Germantown vs. St. Benedict, 3:30 p.m.
Harding vs. Cordova, 6:30 p.m.
at Sisson Gym
Bartlett vs. FCA Nighthawks, 3:30 p.m.
MHEA vs. Covington, 6:30 p.m.

Friday
at Ellers Gym
Germantown/St. Benedict winner vs. MHEA/Covington winner, 3 p.m.
Bartlett/FCA winner vs. Harding/Cordova winner, 6 p.m.
at Sisson Gym
Germantown/St. Benedict loser vs. MHEA/Covington loser, 3:30 p.m.
Bartlett/FCA loser vs. Harding/Cordova loser, 5 p.m.

Saturday
at Ellers Gym
Third-place game, 3 p.m.
Championship game, 6 p.m.
at Sisson Gym
Seventh-place game, 9 a.m.
Fifth-place game, noon

Girls Basketball Scores - December 19, 2013

FCA Nighthawks (56) — Bailye McCune 7, Jennifer Milewski 12, Lauren Milewski 3, Samantha Price 10, Charlotte Smith 2, Laura Spradlin 11, Grace Wade 8, Sarah Wakefield 3.
Bartlett (49) — Kelsey Baker 6, Madison Carroll 1, Stella Gill 3, Jessica Jackson 5, Tavia Rodgers 15, Shondria Scruggs 17, Elizabeth Williams 2.
FCA Nighthawks / 12 / 16 / 16 / 12—56
Bartlett / 9 / 14 / 9 / 17—49
Records — FCA Nighthawks 8-4.
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St. Benedict (54) — Bailey Coppedge 10, Nicole Ferris 12, Courtney Parker 3, Erin Peel 8, Theresa Stoddard 11, Nicole Ungaro 10.
Germantown (29) — Brianna Burks 6, Takira Clay 5, Brianna Cowans 4, Brittney Cowans 2, Bianca Matthews 1, Brittney Parmenter 3, Scarlett Sadler 8.
St. Benedict / 17 / 15 / 10 / 12—54
Germantown / 8 / 8 / 6 /  7—29
Records — St. Benedict 3-5.
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Covington (45) — Chelsey Dye 4, Precious Harvey 6, Janekia Mason 13, Treasury Poindexter 17, LeShaundra Somerville 5.
MHEA (57) — Jamie Crum 24, Torri Lewis 13, Bailey Wilkes 20.
Covington / 14 / 8 / 7 / 16—45
MHEA / 18 / 5 / 14 / 20—57
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St. George’s (56) — Lindsey Cayce 7, Molly Courtney 13, Madeline East 3, Grace Hunt 4, Madison Lathum 2, Olivia Roberts 22, Shelby Sims 5.
Northpoint (65) — Ashtyn Baker 26, Tori Doehring 2, Lauren Gross 4, Karlie Hughes 10, Kimberlee Keltner 13, Andrea Sparkman 10.
St. George’s / 10 / 9 / 20 / 17—56
Northpoint / 19 / 20 / 8 / 18—65
Records — St. George’s 7-3, Northpoint 11-1.
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Manassas (45) — Joslynn Basemore 6, Ranisha Brown 8, Tonisha Clayborn 5, Rakeeva Curry 2, Amisha Gales 5, Shyanne Stevenson 11, Jasmine Walker 8.
Washington (59) — Dominique Chatman 11, Rakesha Curry 16, Kyla Harris 9, Tierney Keaton 3, Deneshia Lane 10, Asia Mosley 8, Lavesha Parish 2.
Manassas / 2 / 9 / 24 / 10—45
Washington / 15 / 10 / 12 / 22—59
Records — Manassas 7-3, Washington 5-3.
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East (53) — MaKaila Cheatham 12, Ariona Gatewood 2, Promise Gray 3, K’Alya McKinney 2, Kaila Price 2, Madison Smith 3, Ebone Thurmond 4, Javeshia White 22, Andreana Wrister 3.
Wooddale (54) — Jerrica Burrus 2, Taneka Daniels 15, Andrea McElvaine 17, Deshona Richard 2, Shay Trent 18.
East / 24 / 14 / 2 / 13—53
Wooddale / 12 / 9 / 14 / 19—54
Records — Wooddale 3-4.
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Lausanne Lynx back Pat

 Article from Commercial Appeal

Friday's girls basketball game between Nashville Father Ryan and Lausanne will be a "We Back Pat" game to raise money and awareness for the Pat Summitt Foundation, which fights Alzheimer's disease.

Summitt, the legendary University of Tennessee women's basketball coach, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2011. The game will be the first of its kind in West Tennessee.
The Lausanne-Summitt connection dates back to 1993 when Lausanne coach Lesa Mears was coaching at Harding and took her team to play in an AAU tournament at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Summitt was recruiting Mears' star player, Nikki White, who opted to sign with Kansas instead.

White is now Mears' assistant at Lausanne.

Both Lausanne and Father Ryan will wear purple "We Back Pat" T-shirts. Bracelets with the foundation's "Fierce Courage" motto will be handed out and there will be a half-court shooting contest at halftime with prizes including a basketball autographed by Summitt and autographed copies of her book.

The game is part of the Lynx Holiday Classic, which concludes Saturday at Lausanne. Below is a full schedule.

Friday
6 p.m.: Nashville Father Ryan girls vs. Lausanne (We Back Pat game)
7:30 p.m.: Brighton vs. Lausanne
9 p.m.: Little Rock McClellan vs. Chattanooga Tyner

Saturday
2:30 p.m.: Kirby vs. Brighton
4 p.m.: Chattanooga Tyner vs. Whitehaven
5:30 p.m.: Little Rock McClellan vs. Bartlett
7 p.m.: Grenada-Miss. vs. Lausanne