The Lady Pirates advanced to the Final Four after a thrilling 59-53 win Wednesday night when they battled back from being 17 points behind in the third quarter. The team will play Saturday at 4:45 at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
The Lady Pirates won in the second round of state playoffs Monday night, beating Dodge County 58-41. The Lady Pirates won 49-38 as they hosted the first round of the state playoffs Friday night. They won the 2A-AAA Region Championship Monday, Feb. 17.
The Lady Pirates won the region championship Monday night and will host the first round of the state playoffs Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Pike County High School.
Lady Pirates in Final Four
This is the first region championship for a Pike County High School girls basketball in 35 years. Pike defeated Peach County, the No. 1 seed of the tournament by a score of 64-54.
Getting off to a slow start in the first quarter and trailing by 7, Lady Pirates' Shaineequah Fluellyn, scored 12 points in the second quarter to put Pike in the lead at the half with a score of 28-24. After the third quarter, the Pirates were still up by just 2 points. But in the final quarter, a host of Lady Pirates went on a run, shooting lay-ups and draining free throws that would put the game away and seal the championship title.
Shaineequah Fluellyn led all scorers with 22 points. Lauren Duncan scored 15 points and Kris Beckham finished with 12. Point guard, Latoya King had nine assists and Leila Chambers had 11 rebounds that were key in victory over Peach.
"These kids are amazing," said head coach Helen Akins. "They executed our offense and gave a defensive effort like I have never seen before. They would not be denied! Every player was a part of this victory. That is the magic of this team. Each player knows her role and takes pride in it. They know that they are a part of something bigger than themselves. I am so proud of them."
Getting off to a slow start in the first quarter and trailing by 7, Lady Pirates' Shaineequah Fluellyn, scored 12 points in the second quarter to put Pike in the lead at the half with a score of 28-24. After the third quarter, the Pirates were still up by just 2 points. But in the final quarter, a host of Lady Pirates went on a run, shooting lay-ups and draining free throws that would put the game away and seal the championship title.
Shaineequah Fluellyn led all scorers with 22 points. Lauren Duncan scored 15 points and Kris Beckham finished with 12. Point guard, Latoya King had nine assists and Leila Chambers had 11 rebounds that were key in victory over Peach.
"These kids are amazing," said head coach Helen Akins. "They executed our offense and gave a defensive effort like I have never seen before. They would not be denied! Every player was a part of this victory. That is the magic of this team. Each player knows her role and takes pride in it. They know that they are a part of something bigger than themselves. I am so proud of them."
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Danny D'Hollosy
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03/04/14 at 06:58 PM
Pike should be proud of the way our sports programs have taken off like a rocket in the last few years. every time I open this paper, one of our teams are contending for top honors in some sport or another. It's wasn't that long ago that teams looked forward to playing Pike, it was like a sure win, but now, teams get a knot in their gut when the hear that they are playing ANY team from Pike county. Hat's off to our great kids, and to the great coaches that have brought Pike county to the top of the list in "teams we don't want to play"! Go Pirates!!!!
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