Lady Monarchs win big over EC

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The Lady Monarchs opened 2012 with a big win Jan. 3, over cross county rival, the Lady Wolverines, 44-22.

Karen White led Manning scorers with 13 points, seven rebounds, two steals and one assist. Breanna Nelson followed with eight points, two steals, one assist and one blocked shot. Shanequa Muldrow scored six points with two steals and four assists. Alexia Abraham had six points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Lanisha Brown dropped in five points with two steals and three assists. Monica Nelson, Petra York and Aigaine Harrison rounded out the scoring with two points each.

For the Lady Wolverines, Alexus Watford led all East Clarendon scorers with 10 points. D’onna McFadden and Shameka Jackson scored four points each. Latisha Wells contributed two points. Mica McFadden and TyQuasha Kennedy had one point each.

“Alexus has been a little hesitant to shoot the ball once she misses,” Lady Wolverine Coach James Green said Monday. “I’ve been encouraging her to shoot more and she had a good game. I hope that carries on into our conference games.”

Green said his Lady Wolverine team has two returning starters and three players who saw limited action last year and three of the starting five are seniors.

“We’re young in terms of court time,” he said. “But we’re a good team.”

On Jan. 10, the Lady Wolverines will face off against C.E. Murray in Greeleyville and on Jan. 13, the Scott’s Branch Lady Eagles visit Turbeville.

“C.E. Murray is a tough team,” Green said. “They beat Manning in overtime. But, I believe that if we play good basketball we’ll have the opportunity to come away with a win. We can beat C.E. Murray, but we’re going to have to play good basketball to do it.”

Lady Monarchs defeat Lady Knights

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The Lady Knights defeated the Lady Monarchs the first time they squared off against each other in Sumter just before Christmas, but on Jan. 4, Manning turned the tables on Crestwood defeating the Lady Knights, 51-42.

Three players for the Lady Monarchs scored in double figures. Breanna Nelson led all scorers with 15 points, nine rebounds, three steals and one assist. Lanisha Brown had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, three steals and one blocked shot. Alexia Abraham scored 10 points with six rebounds and two assists. Shanequa Muldrow dropped in six points with two rebounds, two assists and one steal. Karen White scored five points with 10 rebounds, two steals and four assists. Petra York rounded out the scoring with 1 point.

Lady Monarchs lose second time to Lady War Eagles

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The Lady Monarchs have struggled in their two games against C.E. Murray’s Lady War Eagles this season losing both games to the Greeleyville team.

Their most recent loss was on Jan. 6, at John Franklin Thames Gymnasium, when C.E. Murray defeated Manning, 70-62.

For the second game in a row, the Lady Monarchs had three players score in double figures. Two players finished the game with a double-double.

Alexia Abraham led all Lady Monarch scorers with 19 points and nine rebounds. Lanisha Brown finished with a double-double, 13 points, 11 rebounds, two steals, three assists and one blocked shot. Breanna Nelson had a double-double, 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Shanequa Muldrow had six points and two steals. Karen White scored six points with 10 rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Petra York had six points and six rebounds. Makeba Harvin finished with two points.

The next time the Lady Monarchs take the court will be Jan. 13, in Lake City against the Lady Panthers.