Happy Valley basketball picks up two wins

Published 9:11 pm Saturday, December 19, 2015

Kalee Johnson had 25 points and nine rebounds Saturday night.

Kalee Johnson had 25 points and nine rebounds Saturday night.

It was a great night for Happy Valley basketball as the Lady Warriors and Warriors both picked up non-conference wins.

The Lady Warriors were in Maryville where they faced off with Knox Karns. Led by a 25-point game from senior Kalee Johnson, Happy Valley defeated Karnes 89-35. Johnson also had nine rebounds and four steals.

The Lady Warriors (7-3, 2-0) kept up the pace through out the whole game, outscoring Karns 22-6 in the first, 20-13 in the second, 27-6 in the third and 20-8 in final frame.

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Happy Valley’s Emily Whitaker followed up Johnson with 16 points, while Kaitlyn Roberts finished the night with 11.

Happy Valley 43, Marion (Va.) 35 (Boys)

The Warriors were in Virginia tonight, where they picked up a tournament win over Marion County High School (Va.)

The Warriors (9-3, 1-1) topped Marion 43-35, with Nathan Kyte leading the way with 18 points. Kyte also had four 3-pointers on the night. Austin Hicks followed up with 10 points.

Girls

Happy Valley 89-33

Happy Valley 22 20 27 20 — 89

Knox Karns 6 13 6 8 — 33

Happy Valley 89

Kalee Johnson 25, Emily Whitaker 16, Kaitlyn Roberts 11, Adrienne Heneger 11, Bayley McGee 7, Sydney Puckett 5, Kenzie Davis 4, Haley Green 4, Brianna Buck 4, Charli Bare 2

Knox Karns 33

J. Fisher 17, L. Sulten 6, K. Bradley 4, S. Pope 2, K. Sikaras 2, H. Roberts 2

3pt goals — Happy Valley 8 (A. Heneger 3, E. Whitaker 2, K. Roberts 1, S. Puckett 1, B. McGee 1). Karns (J. Fisher)

Boys

Happy Valley 43-35

Happy Valley 12 10 7 14 — 43

Marion 7 9 12 7 — 35

Happy Valley 43

Nathan Kyte 18, Austin Hicks 10, Josh Hammonds 5, Dillion Barlow 4, Brayden Sams 2, Chris Young 2, Tyler Torbett 2.

Marion 35

Brock Billing 9, Tanner Blarden 8, Mason Wagoner 6, Kaleb Ball 6, Aiden Gray 6.

3pt goals— Happy Valley 4 (Nathan Kyte 4) Marion 3 (K. Ball 2, T. Larden 1)