GDW player spotlight from NW Regional:
Kenady Graves of Cold Springs:
Graves showed quality play for the No. 2 ranked Lady Eagles to defeat No. 6 Sulligent 46 to 38 in the 2A semifinal round.
The senior scored 14 points, hit 5 of 10 FGs, 4 of 6 FTs and had 4 rebounds. She was her team's leading scorer.
Paizley Whitlow of Cold Springs:
Another Lady Eagle senior to rise to the occasion. Whitlow connected on 60 percent of her 3 point attempts, contributed 13 points against Sulligent February 11 at Wallace State.
Whitlow was 3 of 5 in hitting threes, 2 of 2 at the line and tallied 3 assists.
Madison Butts of Holly Pond:
Holly Pond's PG took over the leadership role with F Ava Thomas out due to an injury.
Butts led the Lady Broncos to a 40 to 37 victory against Phil Campbell in the 3A semifinal round.
The sophomore delivered 18 to the scoring tally, getting her team's final 7 points. She shot 4 of 7 in threes and 2 of 2 at the line to go with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ava McSwain of Good Hope:
Good Hope's top scorer showed it with 22 points for the Lady Raiders in beating Dora 68 to 53 in a 4A semifinal February 12.
The senior was 9 of 19 from the field, 4 of 7 in 3 point FGs, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.
In 2 games vs. Dora, both played at Wallace State, McSwain has 47 points with her team having 4 wins in 4 decisions this season from Tom Drake Coliseum.
Ella Gossett of Good Hope:
Stepping
up as the 4A regional semifinal game moved on, Gossett had good numbers from her PG position. The sophomore would get 14 against Dora, scoring 8 in the final period.
Gossett shot 44 percent from the floor, 3 of 4 at the line and had a game high 7 assists. She also went to work with 6 rebounds as Good Hope eliminated the Lady Bulldogs 68 to 53.
Jaelyn Faulkner of West Point:
The point guard for the Lady Warriors was a spark in scoring 22 points vs. Arab in the 5A semifinal game February 13.
Faulkner converted 8 of 20 FGs, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. She stood out as the top scorer in a dramatic battle that ended with Arab pulling out a 51 to 50 triumph, scoring the game winning FG with 0:03 remaining.
Photo of Cold Springs' Kenady Graves vs. Sulligent in the 2A Northwest Regional from Wallace State February 11.
Photo courtesy of Cullman Daily.
