Faith girls score 30 in first quarter in win against Waco Vanguard
MARBLE FALLS — A 30-point first quarter propelled the Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team to a 67-14 victory against Waco Vanguard on Jan 18.
The Lady Flames only allowed one bucket, a layup, with 5 minutes remaining in the opening period. Meanwhile, their points came off six layups, three 3-pointers, a 3-point play and offensive rebounds.
That trend continued in the second quarter, leading to a 48-5 advantage for the Lady Flames.
Faith head coach Jerry English played his starters for only two minutes in the second half.
“I thought we broke the ball great,” he said. “We did a really good job of rebounding the ball and a really good job of running.”
The victory is the Lady Flames’ 72nd in a winning streak that dates to the 2006-07 season.
GAME STATS
TOP PLAYERS: Bailey Brinkley 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 steals, 5 assists; Rebekah Graham 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block; Taylor Denton 10 points, 1 rebound, 7 steals, 5 assists
ON OFFENSE: Points – Joanna Piatek 7, Juliette Fisher 7, Kristen Cherry 6, Sierra Brinkley 4, Hailey Shipley 3, Hannah Cozby; assists – Cozby 2, Piatek 2, S. Brinkley 1, Fisher 1, Susanna Case 1; rebounds – Cozby 4, Fisher 4, Piatek 3, S. Brinkley 2, Cherry 1, Shipley 1
ON DEFENSE: Steals – Cherry 2, Burrage 2, Case 1, Shipley 1, Piatek 1; rebounds – Cozby 6, S. Brinkley 3, Piatek 2, Shipley 1, Cherry 1, Fisher 1, Burrage 1, Case 1; blocks – Cozby 2, Fisher 2, Shipley 1, S. Brinkley 1
RECORDS: Faith is 25-1 overall and 3-0 in District 4-2A in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
UP NEXT: Faith vs. Waco Texas Christian Academy, 4600 Sanger Ave. in Waco, 6:15 p.m. Jan. 21