Portsmouth 8th grade girls schedule, results and stats

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The Lady Trojans lost another tight one at home in overtime to Ironton by the score of 51-44 OT. That drops the teams' record to (8-4). The girls were down by 5 at halftime and fought back to go up by 1 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Portsmouth actually had the game in hand being up 3 with under a minute to go. Just couldn't execute down the stretch. Give the Lady Tigers credit. Ironton hit a 3 pointer with 12 seconds to go to tie it. Williams scored what everyone believed to be the game winner with a basket with 7 seconds to go. Ironton was fouled going for the last shot and they made both free throws to send it to OT. That is when Ironton pulled away. Both teams gave it all they had. Very exciting game to watch. Williams led the way with 18 points, Jenkins and Benner had 9 apiece, Jackson chipped in with 6, and Oiler finished the scoring with 2. The Lady Trojans are right back in action against South Point at home.

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The Portsmouth girls (9-4) got back on the winning side of things with a 49-31 home victory over South Point. The Lady Trojans had lost 2 in a row. After starting off a little sluggish, the team turned a 1 point lead after 1 quarter into a 10 point lead at halftime. The team finished the game strong by extending the lead in the 4th quarter. The team had balanced scoring with three starters finishing with double figures. Williams continued to pace the team with 17 points, Jenkins chipped in 13, Benner contributed 12, Oiler and Jackson had 3 points apiece, and Ferrara finished the scoring with 1 point. The Lady Trojans are back in action tonight 2/7 when they travel to the West Side to take on the Lady Senators. This will be the final regular season game before the Wellston tournament this weekend.

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The Ironton/Portsmouth game was a very exciting game. You all have a lot of talent on that team which makes it fun to watch. Good luck to both teams. We will probably meet again in the tournament.

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The Portsmouth 8th grade Lady Trojans (10-4) ended their regular season with a road win at West Portsmouth by a score of 49-40. That win marks back to back years that this group of girls have had double figure wins. The team was up by 5 at halftime of this game and maintained the lead that led to the final 9 point difference. The Lady Trojans shot really well from the 3 point line and got some late game steals to seal the victory. The squad ended the game with six 3 pointers. Williams led the scoring with 19 points, Jenkins had 13, Oiler added 7, Jackson chipped in 6, and Benner finished the scoring with 4 points. The team will participate in the Wellston Junior High tournament which will begin on Sat. 2/12.

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The Portsmouth Lady Trojans lost their 1st game of the Wellston Tournament to Chillicothe by a score of 49-34. That brings the girls' record to 10-5 on the season. Portsmouth was up by 1 point halftime but the Lady Cavs proved too much in the second half. Williams paced the team with 24 points, Benner added 5, Jenkins chipped in 3, and Jackson finished the scoring with 2 points. The team will be back in action at the tourney against Vinton County.

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The Portsmouth 8th grade girls (11-5) bounced back to defeat Vinton County by a score of 33-22 in the Wellston Tournament. A game that was tied at halftime led to Vinton County being up by 3 after the 3rd quarter. That is when the Lady Trojans took over and outscored their opponent 16-2 in the final frame. Timely 3 pointers and being able to overcome foul trouble was the difference in the 4th quarter. Williams led the charge with 12 points, Benner added 11, Jenkins chipped in 5, Jackson contributed 3, and Oiler finished the scoring with 2 points. The Lady Trojans will try to bring home 5th place out of 11 teams on Saturday 2/19 when they tangle with Jackson in what will be the final game of the season.

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The Portsmouth 8th grade Lady Trojans ended their Junior High career by earning a 5th place finish with a win against Jackson in the Wellston Tournament by the score of 33-25. That win brought the teams' final record to (12-5). As was typical for alot of the teams wins, the team started slowly and were down by 11 at halftime. The ladies exploded in the second half to outscore the opponent 22-7 in the second half. Williams led the team with 12 points, Benner and Oiler added 7 points, Jenkins chipped in 5, and Jackson finished the scoring with 2. This team recorded 24 wins in 2 seasons in Junior High with a roster of no more than 7 players. Quite an accomplishment. Congratulations Lady Trojans on a great Junior High season and career.

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Congratulations to Peighton Williams for scoring 287 points this year 13 short of 300. That is a great accomplishment. That is 540 points total in her Junior High career. Continue to work hard to get better and you have a promising future.