The East Hampton girls basketball team bounced back from a tough loss to Hauppauge in the first round of the Hampton Bays Tip-Off Tournament on Friday by beating Eastport South Manor in the consolation game the following day.
Led by seniors Kaelyn Ward (26 points) and Courtney Dess (12 points), the Lady Bonackers defeated the Lady Sharks, 58-48, on Saturday.
Ward did most of her damage in the second half, when she scored 20 of her 26 points. East Hampton head coach Howard Wood was glad to see that even with just six points from Ward in the first half, his team took a four-point lead into halftime. Wood has talked repeatedly about how his team needs to get balanced scoring rather than relying on Ward, a fifth-year varsity player, to handle... more
Led by seniors Kaelyn Ward (26 points) and Courtney Dess (12 points), the Lady Bonackers defeated the Lady Sharks, 58-48, on Saturday.
Ward did most of her damage in the second half, when she scored 20 of her 26 points. East Hampton head coach Howard Wood was glad to see that even with just six points from Ward in the first half, his team took a four-point lead into halftime. Wood has talked repeatedly about how his team needs to get balanced scoring rather than relying on Ward, a fifth-year varsity player, to handle... more
