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By ADAM LYNN Daily News Sports Writer After the game was tied 7-7 mid way through the first quarter, Tonya Floetchinger hit a layup to put the Choctawhatchee Lady In dians up by two. After that it was all Choctaw Every Lady Indian scored, four of them in double figures, as the Choctaw girls basketball team hp ped visiting Pensacola Tate 85-29 Tuesday night. “I thought after a stuttering start we got the feel of our passing and of each other,’ Choctaw coach Chip PREP BASKETBALL High said. “That's hopefully the way we'll keep it.” The Lady Indians rolled off 16 unanswered points after Floet chinger’s basket, most on layups after their pressure defense forced a turnover, and never looked back. ‘This is the first season we've played this kind of ball because this is the first season we've had the depth to do it,’ High said of Choc taw’s wide open offense and ag gressive man-to-man defense. ‘We can't play this style of ball without using all 11 players.’ Tate checked Choctaw’s assault momentarily and pulled to within 11 with 6:22 left in the second quarter after a three-pointer by Kristie Gladdis and a basket by Carla Johnson cut the Choctaw lead to 23-12. But Choctaw then outscored Tate 22-2 to run up a 45-14 halftime lead. The Lady Indians kept up the pressure to start the second half, scoring 16 unanswered points to build a 47-point lead. Junior guard Cyndi Soller led the Lady Indian scorers with 14. Junior Maria Ortiz and senior Deena Barnes had 12 each, and senior Kim Cornell chipped in 10. Carla Johnson led the Lady Ag gies with eight points. In a courtside note, Amy Parker, Choctaw’s starting center, has been lost for the season with a knee injury, according to High. Parker, a 5-11 senior, injured her knee in the county jamboree Nov. 21. ‘Now we have to rebuild around Kim Cornell and sophomore Kijuana Dorsey,’ High said. Cornell is a 5-9 senior wing averaging 8.2 points per game this season. Dorsey is a 5-8 sophomore center averaging 4.0 points per CHOCTAWHATCHEE TATE no 7 1-6 4 af 8 THe = Cute 0016, game 4668 Oyen 008 Garson 34017, 0163 +14, Con 0011 CHOCTAW 24 506-10, ‘Sole 60214, 0 Warn 4008 A Seree Floetcinger 11-9 Sens 3066 Dorsey Milton . 58 Fort Walton Beach... .38 Felice Boykins scored 21 points as Milton downed the Fort Walton Beach Vikings in the Panthers gym. After the first quarter ended 8-3, the Lady Panthers exploded for 24 second-quarter points and held the Lady Vikings to nine to take a 32-12 halftime lead. ‘We're having trouble scoring without Melissa (Dorman), ’ Fort Walton Beach coach Kevin Craig said. Dorman injured her right knee Saturday in the consolation game of the Coca-Cola Emerald Coast Classic tournament. The 5-10% senior forward is scheduled to undergo surgery Dec. 12. Geanette Kelly led the Lady Vikes with 10 points. —e 34 5 a-8 io tet Gee ee, Merry 041-1 na Loews 3034, Giteon 1024, Vyotal 0022 Jores | SF nc Soh Anderson 32.315. Lary 1402. Givers ee seen nenioe (aonard 161-3 Monod 140402
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Northwest Florida Daily News
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, US
Wed, Nov 30, 1988
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