Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Tenaha Special Events Center –
One week after beating the #2 ranked Woden Lady Eagles, the #7 ranked Tenaha Lady Tigers defeated neighboring Joaquin High School’s Lady Rams Varsity Basketball Team by a 56-38 score.
The Lady Rams fought hard and kept things close early. The game was knotted at 12-12 at the conclusion of the first quarter. Tenaha went on an 18-0 run to start the second frame. They led 30-12 until Riley Sherrod broke the Lady Tigers scoring run, with a 3-point shot for the Lady Rams, with 3-minutes left in the half. Tenaha led 32-21 at the midway break.
Tenaha used seven steals and multiple scores from seniors Arlicia Roland, Calicia Roland, and Jaden Washington to outpace the Lady Rams 18-5 during the third stanza, and to give THS a 50-26 advantage going into the fourth and final frame.
Joaquin outscored the Lady Tigers 12-6 in the final period but Tenaha was able to take the 18-point win and boost their District 22 2A record to 4-0 and their overall mark to 21-4. Joaquin now stands at 16-11 and 2-4 in the conference.
Arlicia Roland led Tenaha with 18 points, Destini Whitehead scored 14, Calicia Roland 9, Jaden Washington 9, Bianca Davison and Jonica Glaze had three points each.
Day’za Lane scored 16 points for Joaquin, Desere Cooper 9, Eboni Adams 7, and Riley Sherrod scored six points.
