Portland West girls win two

PORTLAND The Portland West Middle School girls basketball team pulled away in the second half last Monday evening, capturing a 30-22 victory over visiting Ellis.

It was the Lady Panther program’s first win over the Lady Cougars in head coach Casey Yates’ seven-year tenure at the helm of the program.

Portland West limited the visitors to 12 points over the first three quarters.

The two teams combined for just three points in the first quarter, and the Lady Panthers led 10-6 after one period and 22-12 entering the fourth quarter.

Portland West point guard Leah Kendall scored six of her team-high eight points in the second half, and teammate Abbie Tomlinson produced all six of her points after halftime.

The rest of the Lady Panther scoring includes: Makayla Luck 6 points, Rachel Westveer 4, Lillie Whitehead 4 and Taylor Elder 2.

Ellis point guard Kayla Minchey scored a team-high eight points, followed by Dylan Mott (6 points), Grace Gregory (5), Jaclyn Jarrett (2) and Olivia Simpson (1).

>> Then, Portland West rolled to a 32-14 over visiting Shafer on Thursday evening.

The Lady Panthers (6-4 overall, 5-3 in Sumner County Conference round-robin play) led 12-2 after one period of play, 21-7 by halftime and 30-12 entering the fourth quarter.

Kendall scored eight of her team-high 13 points in the first half.

Tomlinson finished with five points, followed by Elder (4), Luck (4), Westveer (4) and Whitehead (2).

Mikhaila Sloss led the Lady Wave (2-8, 2-6) with five points, backed by Kayla Carman (3), Kanae Carman (2), Taylor Crenshaw (2) and Autumn Pincock (2).

Crusaders fall at Harding Academy

NASHVILLE The Hendersonville Christian Academy Middle School boys basketball team suffered a 38-24 loss at Harding Academy on Thursday evening.

HCA (5-4 overall, 1-2 in the Middle Tennessee Athletic Conference) was held scoreless in the opening quarter and trailed 20-3 at halftime.

Owen Bass led the Crusaders with 11 points, followed by Thomas Raymer (7 points) and Carson Cook (6).

Greydon Franck paced the Generals with 18 points.

The Crusaders host Merrol Hyde Magnet on Monday.

Sumner County Conference Standings

Boys

Team Overall Record Round-Robin-Play Record

Knox Doss 10-0 8-0

Ellis 9-1 8-0

Station Camp 7-3 6-2

White House 7-3 5-3

Hunter 4-6 3-5

Portland West 4-6 3-5

Shafer 3-7 2-6

Rucker-Stewart 3-7 2-6

Hawkins 2-8 2-6

Portland East 1-9 1-7

Thursday’s scores

Ellis 32, Station Camp 27

Hawkins 34, Rucker-Stewart 19

Knox Doss 61, Hunter 46

Portland West 54, Shafer 31

White House 53, Portland East 13

Team Overall Record Round-Robin-Play Record

Hunter 10-0 7-1

Hawkins 8-2 7-1

Station Camp 7-3 5-3

Portland West 6-4 5-3

Ellis 6-4 5-3

Rucker-Stewart 5-5 4-4

White House 3-7 3-5

Shafer 2-8 2-6

Portland East 3-7 1-7

Knox Doss 0-10 0-8

Thursday’s scores

Ellis 40, Station Camp 33 (overtime)

Hunter 70, Knox Doss 6

Portland West 32, Shafer 14

Rucker-Stewart 34, Hawkins 33

White House 16, Portland East 12

Monday’s games

Ellis at Knox Doss

Hunter at Hawkins

Portland East at Shafer

Portland West at Station Camp

Rucker-Stewart at White House