Home opener for Lady Raiders, Raiders spoiled by Pricevillle:
GDW Analysis:
Girls at Good Hope Gymnasium: Priceville 9 4 15 17 - 45 (5 & 2) Good Hope 9 6 14 12 - 41 (6 & 2) Abby Langlois 14, Joslyn Langlois 14 for Priceville Ella Davis 14, Lexi Marshall 11 for Good Hope
Varsity at Good Hope Gynnasium: Priceville 20 15 17 22 - 74 (2 & 5) Good Hope 21 19 17 14 - 71 (1 & 3) Eldon Hopkins 21, Sheldon Graham 18 for Priceville Kye McSwain 30, Tucker Screws 15 for Good Hope
Fourth period comebacks in both games by the visitors from Morgan County, spoiled the home opener of Lady Raiders and Raiders basketball. Priceville's Lady Bulldogs can be credited with an upset of the current 2nd ranked squad in the 4A state rankings. Priceville trailed 29 to 28 starting the 4th and went on an 11 to 6 run in getting a 40 to 34 lead. Good Hope charged back with 5 straight points from Lucie Adams to pull the margin to 40 to 39. Free throws from Abby Langlois in the final seconds sealed victory for Priceville. Langlois, a senior and her sophomore sister, Joslyn, tallied 14 points each for the upset triumph. Davis had a good game for the Lady Raiders with 14, She received a game ball prior to tip off for getting her 1,00th point of her career in a recent contest against Muscle Shoals.
Good Hope's third loss in four games with new coach Mitch Morris will not be easy to endure. The Raiders got into a shootout with Priceville for a 40 to 35 halftime lead. A FG by Aiden Young sent the Raiders to a 54 to 37 lead midway in the 3rd. Priceville answered with 15 points in a row and was back in business down 57 to 52 heading into a chaotic 4th stanza. Good Hope went up 65 to 59 in the closing moments of the game. Missed FTs cost the Raiders a chance to extend the lead and Priceville finished with a 15 to 6 run, scoring 10 points from the line in the 4th as Hopkins was 7 of 8 in the process. McSwain had a standout performance with 21 of his 30 being delivered in the opening half. The junior had 12 by the end of the 1st and 9 in the 2nd period, Up next for Good Hope: Vs. Susan Moore Tuesday at Good Hope Gymnasium Lady Raiders 6:00 p.m. Raiders 7:30 p.m.
Photo of Good Hope coach Mitch Morris with his Raiders before Monday's game vs. Priceville at Good Hope Gymnasium. GDW photo by Johnny Thornton.
