The Recorder on February 13, 2025
Colleen Adams scores a layup against the Bath County Chargers.
MONTEREY and HOT SPRINGS — Highland and Bath County hooked up in a pair of girls’ basketball games last week, both junior varsity contests.
Each team won on their home floor.
The Chargers scored a 58-38 victory at home last Wednesday, before the Rams won 52-10 Friday in Monterey. Addie Lockridge scored 26 points and Trinity Forbes added 20, leading Bath in the home win.
Macey Paxton added six for Bath County, which led 30-19 at the halftime break. Ryleigh Phillips with four and Bre Mabe with two rounded out the scoring.
Amelia Good made six threes and had 22 points for the Rams. Colleen Adams added nine points, Makynley Smith had three and both Brooke Williams and Hannah Meyerhoeffer scored two.
In Friday’s game, the Rams led 29-8 at the half.
Adams led Highland with 16 points, Smith had 15 and Williams scored 10. Good added nine points and Daisy Moyers scored two.
Adams had five assists and seven steals and Smith had eight steals.
Macey Paxton (32) and Brooke Williams (4) battle for the tip-off.
Mabe had six points for Bath, while Kennedi Pritt and Paxton scored two each.
Monday night, Narrows outscored the Rams 13-6 in the fourth quarter of a 41-34 win.
Caelyn Buracker scored 13 points for Narrows, while Layla Lewis had 11.
Williams had 12 points, five rebounds and four steals for the Rams (9-8) and Adams added 10 points and three assists. Good had six points, Smith added three, Meyerhoeffer had two and Anna Meehan scored one.
Kennedi Pritt (5) navigates around a screen from Peyton Forbes (1) as Anna Meehan prepares to defend.
Amelia Good (24) locks in on defense as Kennedi Pritt looks to move the ball. (Recorder photos by David Cockerham)