Raiders run past Wildcats
The Woodland girls and boys basketball teams both lost at home Saturday afternoon in their final tune-up games prior to the beginning of Region 7-5A play next week.
In matchups with East Paulding, the Woodland boys lost 68-38 and the Lady Cats fell 51-21.
EAST PAULDING 68, WOODLAND BOYS 38
The Woodland boys fell behind early and never caught up in a 68-38 home loss Saturday to the East Paulding Raiders.
East Paulding led 15-3 after one quarter; 36-11 at halftime; and 49-20 through three quarters in their 30-point non-region win.
Carter Pengelly scored 17 points in the Raiders’ victory as they improved to 9-4.
For the Woodland boys, it was their sixth loss in a row and their twelfth loss in their last thirteen outings.
Isaiah Livsey led the Wildcats’ scoring with 19 points. Bryson Van Tonder scored six. Evan Womack pitched in five points. Zyon Heath and David Byars finished with three each. Amir Heath added two points for Woodland.
The Wildcats (2-13) begin Region 7-5A action Tuesday at home against 4th-ranked Hiram.
EAST PAULDING 51, WOODLAND GIRLS 21
The Woodland girls managed only two points in the first half Saturday and trailed 28-2 at the intermission in a 51-21 home loss to East Paulding.
McKayla Mann led the visiting Lady Raiders with 13 points.
Bailee Motes led Woodland with six points. Morgan Echols scored five. Libby Morgan and Megan Schultz finished with four points apiece. Abby George added two for the Lady Cats.
East Paulding improved to 5-9.
The loss for the Woodland girls was their sixth straight and they have fallen in 10 of their last 11 heading into Region 7-5A play.
The Lady Cats (2-12) will host 5th-ranked Hiram Tuesday in a 6 p.m. tip.
