Denika Lightbourne is doing absolutely everything she can to help Tallulah Falls’ girls basketball team win ball games.
Her latest impressive outing included a school-record tying 40-point game in a 64-39 win at Commerce on Tuesday.
The home team took an early 18-11 lead going into the second, but the Lady Indians surged back to go up 26-25 at the half. TFS pulled away a bit in the third, and went up 9 points as the fourth quarter started. From there, Tallulah Falls outscored the Lady Tigers 20-4 to secure the win.
Lightbourne’s big night was supported by Molly Mitchell with 9, Haygen James 7, Tanisha Seymour 6, and Breelyn Wood 2 in the win.
TFS is now 7-13 overall and 3-3 in region play.
The JV Lady Indians also took on Commerce, and dropped a 47-43 thriller. Lana Malbaski led the offense with 19 points, and Adrijana Albanijanic chipped in with 10. Kovanne Strachan had 9, Lupita Carrillo 3, and Emily Cai 2 in the loss. The JV girls move to 1-5 overall.
Indians get back on track
The Indians took on Commerce on the road in a critical region game Tuesday, and with the 71-54 win, restored some order in the region standings.
TFS, Commerce, Rabun County, Athens Christian, and Elbert County have all beaten each other up quite a bit, with AC holding the top spot. Now Tallulah Falls sits second, after losing to both Athens Christian and Rabun County, the latter of which lost twice now to Commerce.
The Indians were led in scoring by Anfernee Hanna and Vlad Popescu, as both recorded 18 points. Zakhar Valasiuk added 10 and Joey Lamm 9 in the win.
TFS moves to 15-6 overall and 4-2 in region play.
– Brian Carter