Spalding High's Twandalette Cotton (5) goes in for a layup Friday night at home against North Clayton's Kiki Harden (5). Harden scored 11 points. Cotton had a team-high 21. (John Sullivan/Daily News)
Fifth-place Spalding (11-11 overall, 5-9 subregion) lost for the third time in the last four games, while fourth-place North Clayton (11-13, 7-7) snapped a five-game losing streak and in the process sweeping the regular season series between the two teams.
This time, Spalding came much closer to victory than it did in a 53-38 loss Jan. 15 at North Clayton. Even though the Lady Jags trailed 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, 23-18 at the half and by as much as 15, 41-26, going into the fourth quarter, Spalding managed to cut the lead to six points midway through the fourth.
They lost it briefly, but got it back to six, 49-43, on a shot by Shaquoria Reid with just over two minutes to play. By the time they cut it to five, 56-51, on a shot by Veronica Anderson with :04 left, the game was a foregone conclusion.
Rounding out Spalding’s leading scorers were Reid (8 points) and Grenishia Daniel and Desiree Corbin (7 each). Crystal Williams scored a game-high 28 to lead North Clayton while teammate Kiki Harden (11) also reached double figures.
Spalding closes out the regular season Tuesday at last-place Upson-Lee at 6 p.m.
SPALDING HIGH GIRLS
Date |Opponent |Time/Score
11/16 |vs. S. Atlanta |L 57-52
11/17 |vs. C. King |W 58-24
11/24 |Jackson |W 59-39
11/27 | L. GROVE* |W 53-35
12/1 |WALTON |L 56-55
12/4 |E. Landing* |W 55-45
12/7 |WOODLAND* |L 53-50
12/11 |DUTCHTOWN* |L 68-44
12/14 |Walton |W 44-43
12/22 |Newnan |W 61-45
12/27 |vs. Manchester |W 47-42
12/29 |vs. Greenville |W 73-54
1/4 |Riverdale* |L 52-50
1/8 |JONESBORO* |L 64-35
1/11 |Griffin* |L 49-46
1/12 |Stockbridge* |W 68-51
1/15 |N. Clayton* |L 53-38
1/18 |UPSON-LEE* |W 52-46 OT
1/22 |RIVERDALE* |L 56-51
1/25 |Jonesboro* |L 62-28
1/26 |GRIFFIN* |W 57-48
2/1 |N. CLAYTON* |L 58-51
2/5 |Upson-Lee* |6:00
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