HS Girls Basketball: Midland Trail rolls past Greater Beckley

The Lady Patriots lead from start to finish in a 56-30 win over the Lady Crusaders

Hico - Tuesday was the opening night of the high school girls basketball season and Midland Trail stormed out of the gate to run past Greater Beckley Christian.

Taking a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter, the Lady Patriots led from start to finish in a 56-30 win over the Lady Crusaders.

After leading 14-3 after one quarter, the home team held a 26-13 advantage at the break.

The bulk of the early damage was done by senior Mackenzie Chaffin who dominated the paint for 12 of her 14 points on the night.

The third quarter mimicked the opening stanza for Midland Trail who scored the first 10 points coming out of the locker room.

A triple from Leah Adkins for Greater Beckley stopped the bleeding, but only for a blink.

Sophomore Presley Walker answered with a long ball for the Lady Patriots before creating a steal and converting it into a layup for a 41-16 lead.

Raelyn Morris, who led all scorers with 21 points, then drilled a 3-ball before she cashed in a layup off of a deflection.

When the third quarter horn sounded, Midland Trail was in command 48-18.

Along with her 14 points, Chaffin added 15 rebounds to go over 500 rebounds for her career, while Walker netted 12 points and had seven rebounds on the night.

Abby Parcell also collected seven rebounds for Trail and Jessi Mooney had five boards.

Aislinn Pelfrey led the Lady Crusaders with a double-double, 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Destyni Farrish added 10 points.

Midland Trail will travel to Wyoming East Friday night, while Greater Beckley will host Sherman Thursday.

Midland Trail head coach Mark Kincaid talked about the opening night win.