Lady Lions set playoff date
February 12, 2009

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

Greenville’s Lady Lions will open the basketball playoffs on Monday against the Frisco Wakeland Lady Wolverines.

The Class 4A bi-district contest is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Princeton High School.

Greenville, which is 14-12 overall, finished third in District 10-4A with an 8-6 record. No. 10 state-ranked Rockwall won the district title at 14-0. Royse City was second with a 12-2 mark. Highland Park grabbed the fourth and final playoff berth with a 7-7 district record.

Wakeland went 11-3 in District 9-4A to finish second to Frisco (14-0). Frisco Centennial was third at 10-4. Frisco Liberty tied for fourth place in 9-4A with 6-8 records.

Greenville dropped its regular season finale on Tuesday night to Rockwall by a 62-36 final margin. Greenville led 8-0 before Rockwall got untracked. The Ladyjackets then went on an 18-1 run to claim control.

Returning all-state guard Peyton Adamson paced Rockwall with 31 points and Kayla Kimmons added 14.

Rocio Medrano led the Lady Lions with 17 points, while Myneshia Crow added eight, Olivia Carter tossed in seven and Jessica Franklin chipped in four points.

Wakeland finished up district play on Tuesday night with a 47-34 victory over McKinney North. Khristina Clemons led the Lady Wolverines with 15 points while Haley Texada and Ann Simmons both added 10 points.

Wakeland will have a height advantage over the Lady Lions, starting two 6-foot posts, plus two 5-11 wings and a 5-5 point guard.