Carolina Friends girls, Trinity Durham-Chapel Hill boys split rivalry basketball games
By Cale Colosimo
Correspondent
One game between Carolina Friends and the Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill started as close contest but ended in a blowout, but the reverse was true for the other.
In the girls’ game, Carolina Friends jumped out to a quick double-digit advantage over the Lions to eventually win in a low-scoring affair, 31-21. In the boys’ game, Trinity DCH erased an early 10-point deficit to win by 40 in a 72-32 victory.
Girls
Carolina Friends jumped out on Trinity, going up 10-0 after five minutes of action. Emma Hales was hot early and often as she scored 12 of her 22 points in the first quarter, shooting 3-of-4 from the floor to guide the Quakers to an early 14-2 lead.
The Lions came back in the second as they held Carolina Friends without a point for the first six minutes. Erin Engel score three quick points and a free throw by Anna Hofmann brought the Lions to within eight.
But with Hales back in the game for the last two minutes, Carolina Friends extended their lead with a 6-2 run to end the half.
“You do think about that, but you want to give the other players the opportunity to get some game-time experience,” said coach Justine Allpress. “Emma plays virtually every minute of all of our games, and we need to make sure we have a backup point guard that can take on the responsibility when Emma is not there. Since she played so well in the first quarter, we had an opportunity to get some other players in there.”
The Lions clawed their way to single digits in the fourth quarter. Lucy McLeod scored her first two points of the game on a running jump shot followed by Julia Broughton’s two-point basket. With just a six-point lead and 2:30 left in the game, Trinity went 0-3 from the floor and the Quakers were able to hold on for the win.
By Cale Colosimo
Correspondent
One game between Carolina Friends and the Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill started as close contest but ended in a blowout, but the reverse was true for the other.
In the girls’ game, Carolina Friends jumped out to a quick double-digit advantage over the Lions to eventually win in a low-scoring affair, 31-21. In the boys’ game, Trinity DCH erased an early 10-point deficit to win by 40 in a 72-32 victory.
Girls
Carolina Friends jumped out on Trinity, going up 10-0 after five minutes of action. Emma Hales was hot early and often as she scored 12 of her 22 points in the first quarter, shooting 3-of-4 from the floor to guide the Quakers to an early 14-2 lead.
The Lions came back in the second as they held Carolina Friends without a point for the first six minutes. Erin Engel score three quick points and a free throw by Anna Hofmann brought the Lions to within eight.
But with Hales back in the game for the last two minutes, Carolina Friends extended their lead with a 6-2 run to end the half.
“You do think about that, but you want to give the other players the opportunity to get some game-time experience,” said coach Justine Allpress. “Emma plays virtually every minute of all of our games, and we need to make sure we have a backup point guard that can take on the responsibility when Emma is not there. Since she played so well in the first quarter, we had an opportunity to get some other players in there.”
The Lions clawed their way to single digits in the fourth quarter. Lucy McLeod scored her first two points of the game on a running jump shot followed by Julia Broughton’s two-point basket. With just a six-point lead and 2:30 left in the game, Trinity went 0-3 from the floor and the Quakers were able to hold on for the win.
