Photos by Leigh Downey
The James River girls are off to a good start in their first basketball season under new head coach Don Eggleston. The Knights beat Waynesboro and Heritage to open the season last week.
The Knights opened the season at Waynesboro, a Class 3 team, on Wednesday of last week and took a 60-42 win. The Knights led 17-12 after the first quarter and 31-25 at the half, then broke it open by outscoring the Little Giants 18-5 in the third period.
Caitlin Canada had a game-high 24 points to lead River and had a near triple-double with 10 rebounds and eight steals. Kelsi Maydian had a dozen points and Siera Davis and Jalen Thompsen had four points each.
The girls made their home debut Friday against another Class 3 team, Heritage High of Lynchburg, and won 48-34. The Knights jumped on top early, outscoring the Pioneers 16-2 in the first quarter, and never looked back.
Canada had 22 points and 16 boards in this one, while Maydian had 13 points and six steals. Davis had four points and Audrey Benson had three.
The Knights returned the trip to Heritage on Tuesday of this week, but results were too late for publication. Then they’re off for a week before Waynesboro comes to Springwood next Tuesday, December 17.
