Eaglettes slay Lady Panthers for bi-district, Area titles
Photo by David Kapitan
Eaglette senior Payton Williams gets a clean look at a short basket after a Mabank Lady Panther player goes streaking by.
The Canton Eaglettes have been no strangers to making lengthy playoff runs in recent years, making their way to the Regional Semifinals in each of the past two seasons.
The 2015-’16 season appears to be more of the same for the Canton program, with the Eaglettes already clinching a spot in the Regional Quarterfinals with a win over Mabank in bi-district play and a win over Spring Hill in Area round play.
Canton and Mabank in recent years, meeting up for highly competitive games in the bi-district round of the 2014-’15 season (a 41-34 Eaglette win) and during non-district play Dec. 31 (a 37-33 Eaglette win).
The Feb. 16 bi-district meeting between the Eaglettes and Lady Panthers would prove to be a worthy successor of those previous meetings, as both teams battled down to the wire in what would be a 53-52 Canton win.
Mabank got the better of Canton in the early going, edging in front 12-11 after one quarter of play.
Powered by 10 Lilly Nelson points in the second quarter, the Eaglettes tied the score at 28-28 heading into the half.
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