Mountaineeer Girls Improve To 10-2 With Victory

Alleghany picked up their 10th win of the season at Mountaineer Gym Wednesday night.
Maggie Rooklin hit five 3’s and scored a game-high 17 points, while Darcy Ross also  went for double figures with 12 in the Mountaineers’ 50-21 Three Rivers District girls basketball win over James River.
Alleghany recovered from a slow start to slowly pull away from the Knights.
Lakota Lucado connected on three second-half triples to lead James River (0-3 TRD, 2-7 overall) with nine points, while Olivia Griffin added six.
The Mountaineers, now 2-1 in the Three Rivers and 10-2 overall, get a visit from district-leading Carroll County Friday night.
Alleghany then turns around and faces Rockbridge County Saturday morning at 10 a.m., in the Rock The Ribbon Roundball Shootout in Lexington.
The Mountaineers were 51-24 victors in Thursday’s JV game.
Kendell Keene led the winners with 20 points and Averi Phillips scored 11.
Zamera Hayslett (5), Kassie Huffman (4), Mackenzie Kimberlin (3), Emma Williams (3), Ashtyn Bishop (2), Emalee Phillips (2) and Makayla Crowder (1) rounded out the scoring.
McKenzie Baker had 18 for the Knights.