Wolverine girls unable to slow Madison in holiday tourney
Published 10:00 pm Friday, December 30, 2016
![Polk County freshman Ava Marino and the Wolverines will face Thomas Jefferson on Friday in the seventh place game of the Knights Christmas Tournament. (photo by Andy Rhinehart)](https://www.tryondailybulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2016/12/SPORTSPolkVMadisonGirls-marino.jpg)
Polk County freshman Ava Marino and the Wolverines will face Thomas Jefferson on Friday in the seventh place game of the Knights Christmas Tournament. (photo by Andy Rhinehart)
Madison steamed past Polk County 66-22 on Thursday in consolation girls basketball bracket play at the Knights Christmas Tournament at North Henderson High School.
The Patriots (10-2) rebounded from Wednesday’s loss to T.C. Roberson to down the Wolverines (0-10) for the second time in three weeks. The two Western Highlands Conference teams meet again Feb. 9 in the final regular-season game of the season.
Autumn Owen had 14 points to lead the Wolverines, with Bella Marino scoring five points and Ansley Lynch adding three.
Polk County will face Thomas Jefferson on Friday at 10 a.m. in the seventh place game of the tournament. The Gryphons, also winless this season, dropped a 66-15 decision to North Buncombe on Thursday.
KNIGHTS CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
GIRLS
Thursday’s Games
North Buncombe 66, Thomas Jefferson 15
Madison 66, Polk County 22
Mitchell 64, East Henderson 56
T.C. Roberson 46, North Henderson 34
Friday’s Games
Seventh place: Polk County vs. Thomas Jefferson, 10 a.m.
Fifth place: Madison vs. North Buncombe, 12:30 p.m.
Third place: East Henderson vs. North Henderson, 3 p.m.
Championship: Mitchell vs. T.C. Roberson, 5:30 p.m.
– article submitted by PolkSports.com