Panthers Nip Rams For Non-League Win

Laughing, crying, or smiling, who cares! Paulding Freshman Janae Pease picks up two points from her layup in the last quarter under the basket! More pictures at westbendnews.net

Chelsi Geisige scored 23 points and Jalynn Parrett added 14 to lead the Paulding Lady Panthers to a 55-51 victory over Tinora Tuesday night in girls basketball action at the Jungle.

Tinora held a slim 12-11 advantage after one quarter before the Lady Panthers tied the game at 21-21 following two periods of play.

The Lady Panthers outscored the Lady Rams 14-13 in the third quarter as the maroon and white posted a 35-34 advantage entering the final period.

Janae Pease chipped in eight markers for Paulding with Leigha Egnor adding five and Bri Townley recorded three. Sydney McCullough also had two markers for the maroon and white.

Sydney Grieser paced Tinora with 15 points and Sarah Harris chipped in a dozen markers, hitting a quartet of three-point field goals.

Lexi Wachtman and Madison Brown recorded five points each for the green and white. Aaliyah Hurtt and Sarah Andrews chipped in four markers apiece with Tristin Ackerman and Taylor Brown recording three points each.