Faith Academy girls squad fights off Austin McCallum in second half for win
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
AUSTIN — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team slipped by Austin McCallum 43-40 on Dec. 20.
It was a tale of two halves. The Lady Flames took an 11-7 lead after the first quarter that went to 24-13 by the half.
But in the second half, McCallum outscored Faith 15-10 to trim the deficit to 34-28.
“I thought we matched their aggressiveness with a good press break and tough man defense,” Lady Flames head coach Jerry English said.
McCallum featured three players who stand at least 6 feet 1 inch.
English commended senior posts Juliette Fisher and Joanna Piatek for their play against the 6-footers.
“I thought Juliette and Jojo fought them on every play, and we got some strong off-ball help from the rest of our team,” he said.
jfierro@thepicayune.com
TOP PLAYERS: Taylor Denton 12 points, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 rebounds; Joanna Piatek 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
ON OFFENSE: points – Hannah Cozby 9, Juliette Fisher 7, Kristen Cherry 3, Alisha Williams 2; assists – Fisher 3; rebounds – Fisher 3, Cozby 1
ON DEFENSE: steals – Fisher 3, Cherry 1; blocks – Fisher 1, Cozby 1; rebounds – Fisher 7, Cozby 4, Cherry 3
RECORDS: Faith is 11-2 overall.
UP NEXT: Jan. 2-4, South Congress Classic hosted by the Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S. Congress Ave. in Austin: the Lady Flames play Covenant Christian at 9 a.m. and God’s Academy at 4:30 p.m., both on Jan. 3, and Lubbock Christian at 1:30 p.m. and Texas School for the Deaf at 7:30 p.m., both on Jan. 4.