Lady Lions hang tough, but fall to Rockwall
January 16, 2010

By STEVE SHWARTS
Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE -- The Greenville Lady Lions hung tough for a half against No. 3 state-ranked Rockwall before the Lady Jackets pulled away for a 72-52 district victory on Friday night in the Lions Den.

Peyton Adamson, the leading Class 4A scorer in the Metroplex, fired in a game-high 44 points to help Rockwall stay undefeated in District 10-4A play at 7-0. The Lady Jackets are now 24-4 overall.

Greenville fell to 13-8 for the season and 4-3 in district play.

Led by Olivia Carter and KeArra Davis, the Lady Lions held leads of 4-0, 10-9, 12-9, 12-11 and 22-21 in the first half.

Adamson hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to put Rockwall up 35-27 at halftime.

The Lady Jackets then outscored Greenville 22-10 in the third quarter to stretch their lead to 20 points.

Freshman Maddy Crabtree pumped in 23 points to lead the Lady Lions. Carter also pitched in 15 points and Davis added eight.

Varsity girls

Rockwall 11 24 22 15 --72

Greenville 12 15 10 15 --52

R: Peyton Adamson 44, Alyssa Lang 12, Mary Hinton 7, Kayla Smith 4, Aimee Coleman 2, Vertashia Dean 2, Bre Castille 1.

G: Maddy Crabtree 23, Olivia Carter 15, KeArra Davis 8, Mackenzie Cooper 2, Sha’kia Whetstone 2, Shaterria Riley 2.

Records: R 24-4, 7-0; G 13-8, 4-3.

Next game: Rockwall-Heath at Greenville, Tuesday.

Junior varsity girls

Rockwall 9 21 11 14 --55

Greenville 3 3 3 3 --12

R: Hannah Hughes 14, Tierra Williams 12.

G: Arian Alford 4, Chandra Jeffery 3.