Sr High Hornets Place 5th In Classic

By Megan Hecox
The Border Classic has come to an end for the Sr High Hornets. The Lady Hornets faced Flippin, Mount Judea and on Saturday, Green Forest, who they fell short against 38-35. The Hornets played Flippin, Green Forest, and Lead Hill whom they beat 72-43 on Saturday for 5th Place.
The (2-4) Lady Hornets kept pace against the Lady Tigers up one side of the court and down the other. In their final game of the tournament against Green Forest, Taylor Glass led the team with 16 points. Audrie Chaney and Autumn Neal brought in 13 points between the two of them. The girls played phenomenal during their time in the Classic.

The boys stole the 5th Place victory from Lead Hill, ending the game with a 29 point lead. Head Coach, Broc Adams, says of the (2-4) Hornets during their Classic play, “We grew a lot as a team and I saw some things that make me very excited for the rest of the season with this group.” Avery Hester was the top scorer for the Hornets, bringing in 23 points. Brady Hester and Dillon Kats made a total of 29 points in their game against the Lead Hill Tigers.

Up next for the Sr High Hornets is their game on Tuesday, December 4th in Mulberry at 6 pm. Then on Friday, December 7th, they will face Danville at home starting at 5 pm.