Junior high Ladycats ready for district tourney

Erica Jordan (30) nabs a rebound against Lufkin. Jordan finished the year as top scorer for the eighth grade A team.

Whitehouse's junior high girls finished regular season with strong performances, especially the eighth grade B team which won three straight to end the year, and the seventh grade B team, which completed a perfect season.

Both the B teams finished as their zone champions.

The eighth grade A team, 6- 5 on the year, finished second in its zone and will play in the district tournament Saturday, Feb. 9, in Jacksonville.

The seventh grade A team posted the only losing record, going 1-4 against tough competition.

Eighth Grade A

The eighth grade Ladycats split their final four games, losing to Jacksonville and Lufkin before earning wins over Henderson and Moses to end the regular season.

Jacksonville won big, 54-11. Despite the loss, Chestley Strother had a good game, with 7 points, and Kayla Farley and Rachel Garlitz added 2 each.

The girls stayed close with Lufkin before falling 37-31. Erica Jordan had the hot hand with 15 points, followed by Strother with 8 and Garlitz 4.

Seventh-grader Angela Knight brings the ball downcourt against Lufkin.

The Ladycats downed Henderson 30-18, led by Burkett's 15 points.

Shelby Galloway chipped in 6, followed by Jordan with 5 and Strother with 4.

Two players scored in double figures as the girls finished strong against Moses, 38- 14.

Jordan and Galloway led with 12 and 10 points, followed by Strother 8 and Taylor Burkett 5.

Jordan scored 86 points on the year, for a 7.8 ppg average.

Eighth Grade B

With three straight wins, these junior Ladycats claimed a 9-2 season.

Jacksonville fell first, 27-7, with Michelle Stewart sinking 7 points. Kirsti Molloy chipped in 5.

Henderson put up a fight before falling 18-16. Stewart again led with 6 points, while Alexis Gentry added 4.

In their last outing, the B team won 18-12 over Moses.

Stewart chipped in 8 points and finished as high scorer on the year with 35 points.

Molloy and Sierra Kennedy added 4 points each.

Seventh Grade A

The seventh grade A team finished its perfect season with a dominating 27-0 shut-out of Jacksonville.

Bailee Brown knocked down 13 points, followed by Malinda Moorman with 6 and Anna Hayden with 4.

Brown had 79 total points for a 9.8 ppg average.

Seventh Grade B

The B team finished a frustrating year with a 28-14 loss to Lufkin. Angela Knight had 4 points. Savannah Bell, Kenslie Dews, Victoria Taylor and Katherine Weathers all had 2.

Dews scored 31 on the year for a 6.2 ppg average