The Polk County girls basketball team put the press on against Landrum on Friday night and never let up en route to a 66-38 win.
The Lady Wolverines, led by Jamie Hrobak and Savannah Deaver, took charge before the half and never looked back.
The Lady Wolverines used an aggressive press against the Landrum guards, but also utilized a half court setting to allow Hrobak to control the ball game inside. The senior post player scored 12 points and grabbed 11 boards. Hrobak scored two baskets in the paint from the get go to help Polk jump out to a 10-3 lead. Deaver put up 16 points to lead the overall scoring.
The aggressive press resulted in three turnovers just before the half for Polk County. Those three turnovers led to three quick baskets by Cassidy Mazzilli. Mazilli was the third Lady Wolverine in double-digits with 11 points. Polk closed the half with a 41-21 lead after outscoring Landrum 14-6 in the final four minutes.
They picked up right where they left off in the third quarter, outscoring Landrum 14-7.
“I felt like we came out real aggressive,” Polk coach Craig Culbreth said.  “We worked a lot this week with picking up our intensity.”
For the Cardinals, it was a disappointing start to the season, but it showed a lot for new head coach Deon Brice. It was a gut check in a hostile environment. The Lady Cardinals couldn’t overcome some early mistakes.
“We’re a young team,” Brice said. We made some silly mistakes early. We were fighting from then to climb back out.”
Lauren Pitts led the way for Landrum with 9 points. Skylar Henderson scored 8 points and Taylor Jenkins added 6 points.