Girls Basketball: Heritage Nips Freedom, 32-30, to Open Season

(Nov. 29, 2012) - The Heritage High School girls basketball team made a steal late in the game with the score tied and Christina Smart made two free throws to give the Pride a 32-30 season-opening win at Freedom Wednesday.

Heritage was down against Freedom (1-1) pretty much the entire game and had one of their top scorers, Breana Smart, in foul trouble, but the Pride battled back in the fourth quarter.


Kayla Tibbs, Heritage's top scorer with 11 points fouled out with two minutes left in the game with the game tied. Heritage's top defenders Smart (4 steals), Jonique Mitchell (7 steals), Kelsey Tidgewell (7 Blocks) and Christina Smart (2 Steals) clamped down on defense, forcing a steal off an errant pass.

Christina Smart was fouled after the steal and secured the victory with two clutch free throws but not before Freedom just missed a game-winning 3-point attempt.

Pride Stats:
Breana Smart 5 points 3 rebounds 2 assist 4 steals 2 turnovers
Kayla Tibbs 11 points 2 rebounds 1 assist 1 1 block
Christina Smart 2 points 2 rebounds 3 turnovers, 2 steals
Kelsey Tidgewell 6 points 7 blocks 2 steals 3 rebounds
Jonique Mitchell 6 points 7 steals 3 rebounds
Maia Llewellyen 2 points 3 turnovers 2 rebounds