Pi Delta’s Abigail Gregory (24) drives to the lane for a layup.
Classics start season on right foot, run past Wildcats
The Pi Delta Classics trumped the Zoe Aletheia Wildcats Saturday night with an overwhelming 65-28 victory.
The Classics jumped on the scoreboard early in the game by netting the first field goal within the first two minutes.
Leading the way to victory, the Classics’ Abigail Gregory drove the ball to the key repeatedly.
The Classics built their mountainous lead upon Abigail’s field goal accuracy.
Abigail racked up two free-throw points and 12 field-goal points in the first half and six field-goal points in the second for a total of 20 points.
Abigail was the game’s leading scorer.
The Wildcats played their hardest, but the Classics were relentless as they stormed the court. “We run a zone defense, but we don’t run an offense,” Wildcats’ Emily Carter said.
The Wildcats were forced to shoot from the outside as the Classics kept the paint protected.
Emily came through in the clutch and boosted the scoreboard points for the Wildcats. However, the points were not enough, and the first half ended with the score 41-21.
In the second half, the Classics got into foul trouble, donating free throws to the Wildcats.
“We like to play aggressive, and that can tend to lead to reaching a little too much,” Abigail Gregory said.
The Classics gave the Wildcats a total of 23 free throws, and the Wildcats collected 10 points from them.
Wildcats’ Emily Carter kept the momentum going and continued to charge the ball down the court. “We decided to start driving the ball,” Emily said.
Emily scored a total of 14 points in the game.
The Classics, however, were still running the show. They proved it with their quick-handed passing mechanics.
In the final minutes of the game, the Classics were still on a scoring streak and gathered eleven points in ten minutes.
The Wildcats never let up and ran the court until the very end. However, the Wildcats were no match for the powerhouse Classics.
The game came to a close with the Classics running away with the 65-28 victory.
