South Gallia senior Tori Duncan, right, attempts to dribble past Eastern defender Kelsey Myers during the second half of Monday night’s TVC Hocking girls basketball game in Tuppers Plains, Ohio.
Eastern senior Haley Gillian (20) releases a shot attempt over South Gallia defender Lesley Small (15) during the second half of Monday night’s TVC Hocking girls basketball game in Tuppers Plains, Ohio.
TUPPERS PLAINS, Ohio — Talk about the wrong place at the wrong time.
The South Gallia girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw named Eastern Monday night during an 81-36 setback in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup at the Eagles’ Nest in Meigs County.
The Lady Eagles (2-1, 2-1 TVC Hocking) — fresh off a 55-44 setback to Waterford last week — had little trouble handing the Lady Rebels (3-1, 2-1) their first loss of the season, as the hosts forced 21 turnovers while outrebounding SGHS by a sizable 46-25 margin.
The guests kept things respectable in the opening eight minutes, as Eastern jumped out to a small 15-9 edge. EHS, however, countered with a 28-10 surge in the second canto for a commanding 43-19 intermission advantage. The Lady Eagles led by 20 points (36-16) or more with 2:30 left in the first half.
Eastern, like the first quarter, outscored the guests by a 15-9 margin in the third canto for a 58-28 lead, then the hosts closed regulation with a 23-8 charge to wrap up the 45-point decision. South Gallia never came closer than its 24-point halftime deficit in the second half.
The Lady Eagles connected on 28-of-78 field goal attempts for 36 percent, including a 7-of-21 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. EHS also committed eight turnovers and went 18-of-21 at the charity stripe for 86 percent.
Jenna Burdette led the hosts with a game-high 20 points, followed by Jordan Parker with 17 markers and Brenna Holter with 12 points. Savanna Hawley added 10 points and Haley Gillian contributed nine markers, while Kate Keller chipped in six points.
Maddie Rigsby had four points and Kelsey Myers added two markers, and Tori Goble rounded out the EHS scoring with one point.
The Lady Rebels made just 12-of-56 field goal attempts for 21 percent, including an 0-for-3 effort from three-point range. SGHS was also 12-of-23 from the free throw line for 52 percent.
Meghan Caldwell paced South Gallia with 13 points, followed by Ellie Bostic with nine points and Chandra Canaday with eight markers. Rachel Johnson and Lesley Small respectively rounded out the scoring with five points and one point.
Both teams return to TVC Hocking action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern travels to Miller, while South Gallia will host Wahama.
Eastern 81, South Gallia 36
SG 9-10-9-8 — 36
E15-28-15-23 — 81
SOUTH GALLIA (3-1, 2-1 TVC Hocking): Sara Bailey 0 0-0 0, Sara Rustemeyer 0 0-0 0, Ellie Bostic 2 5-6 9, Tori Duncan 0 0-0 0, Lesley Small 0 1-2 1, Chandra Canaday 4 0-2 8, Meghan Caldwell 4 5-12 13, Caitlyn Watson 0 0-0 0, Rachel Johnson 2 1-1 5, Jasmine Johnson 0 0-0 0, Alicia Hornsby 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 12 12-23 36. Three-point goals: None. Field Goals: 12-56 (.214). Rebounds: 25. Turnovers: 21.
EASTERN (2-1, 2-1 TVC Hocking): Brenna Holter 4 4-4 12, Jenna Burdette 7 4-6 20, Haley Gillian 3 2-2 9, Cheyenne Doczi 0 0-0 0, Jordan Parker 5 5-5 17, Kelsey Myers 1 0-0 2, Kate Keller 2 2-2 6, Savanna Hawley 4 0-0 10, Maddie Rigsby 2 0-0 4, Gabby Hendrix 0 0-0 0, Tori Goble 0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 28 18-21 81. Three-point goals: 7 (Burdette 2, Parker 2, Hawley 2, Gillian). Field Goals: 28-78 (.359). Rebounds: 46. Turnovers: 8.
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