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Viqueens use 3-point plays to down Eagleville

By RICKEY CLARDY ~ Sports Writer
Posted 1/4/23

EAGLEVILLE – The Community Viqueens were effective from both the outside and inside as the Viqueens used 12 three-point plays to increase their advantage en route to a 65-48 victory over the …

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EAGLEVILLE – The Community Viqueens were effective from both the outside and inside as the Viqueens used 12 three-point plays to increase their advantage en route to a 65-48 victory over the Eagleville Lady Eagles in a basketball contest Tuesday night.   
Community (12-4) not only connected on eight treys beyond the arc, but also completed four three-point plays the old-fashioned way around the basket as the Viqueens took control in the second half.   
"That's something we actually talked about while we were in Gatlinburg," Coach Cody Pierce of the Viqueens said. "It was one of our weaknesses. We weren't finishing some of those plays and we weren't getting to the paint enough."
After the Lady Eagles scored the first four points of the game, the Viqueens led the rest of the way after taking a 7-5 lead with the help of five points off the bench from Anna Haskins. 
Community ended the quarter with the last six points and took a 14-7 lead to the second quarter.
Haley Mitchell scored five points while Haskins and M.J. Simmons each scored four as the Viqueens maintained their lead in the quarter. 
The Viqueens were outscored 14-13, but took a 27-21 advantage into the intermission.
It was raining threes for the Viqueens in the third quarter as Community connected on five treys for its first 15 points to take a double-digit lead. 
Mitchell and Zoey Dixon each had two three-pointers as the Viqueens outscored the Lady Eagles 19-10 and took a 46-31 lead to the final quarter.
Simmons scored seven points as the Viqueens took their biggest lead at 60-36 with 4:28 remaining.  Reserves played down the stretch as Community finished with the 17-point win.
Mitchell led three Viqueens in double figures with 18 points.  Simmons netted 16 points while Dixon added 12.
Brinli Bain led Eagleville with 16 points.
The Viqueens were 15-of-20 at the free throw line while the Lady Eagles were 8-of-13.  
"We got off to a good start," Pierce said. "We defended well and attacked the basket."
"We made them work every offensive possession," Pierce added. "When you do that, it's tough to score."
Community begins District 7-AA play on the road against intra-county rival Cascade Friday night. 
Game time is 6 p.m.                                                                           
        
Community   14  13  19  19 —65
Eagleville         7  14  10  17 — 48
 
Community: Haley Mitchell 18, M. J. Simmons 16, Zoey Dixon 12, Addison Brothers 5, Shelby Cawthon 4, Anna Haskins 9, Izzy Martinez 1, Jayla Mangrum, Jacey Collier, Stevie Dickenson, Raegan Haley, Kathryn Sego, Annie Prince.
Eagleville: Brinli Bain 16, Eliza McClaran 13, Isabella Sawyer 7, Shelbie Mooneyham 5, Alex Klarer 2, Sarah Marshall 3, Rylee Warbritton 2, Jules Weese, M. C. Whitt, Aubrey Merritt.
3-Point goals: Community (8): Mitchell 4, Dixon 2, Haskins, Brothers; Eagleville (6): Bain 2, McClaran, Sawyer, Mooneyham, Marshall.
Halftime score: Community 27, Eagleville 21.