Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports
MAN The Man Lady Hillbillies won their first game in nearly three years on Monday night defeating Independence 72-51 at the Man Memorial Fieldhouse.
Man, who didn’t field a team in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic and once again failed to field a team last season due to a lack of players, won for the first time since defeating Sherman, 48-38, on Feb. 19, 2020.
The win against Independence also marks the first win over a Class AA team for the Lady Hillbillies since Feb. 12, 2018, when they defeated Scott 51-44.
Kami Anderson led four Lady Hillbillies in double figures with 24 points. Tori Honaker had 15 points while Jenna Baisden had 11 and Braylee Thompson 10 points for Man (1-2).
Man led 14-9 after one quarter and outscored the Lady Patriots 24-13 in the second quarter to extend its lead to 16 points, 38-22, at halftime.
Man put the game away in the third quarter outscoring Independence 18-7 to take a 27-point lead, 56-29, into the fourth quarter.
Harmony Mills led Independence (3-3) with 34 points. No other Independence player scored more than five points in the contest.
Man 72, Independence 51
Independence (3-3)
Harvey 0 1-2 1, Bragg 1 2-6 4, Bolen 1 0-1 3, Mills 11 12-14 34, Green 0 1-2 1, Wooten 1 1-8 3,
Hypes 2 0-0 5. Totals: 16 17-32 51.
Man (1-2)
Honaker 6 3-3 15, Anderson 6 11-17 24, Baisden, Je. 4 3-5 11, Baisden, Ja. 2 1-4 5, Thompson 4 0-2 10, McCoy 1 5-6 7.
Independence 9 13 7 22- 51
Man 14 24 18 16- 72
3-point field goals- Independence 2 (Bolen, Hypes), Man 3 (Anderson, Thompson 2).