Middle school girls basketball: Cope, Haughton, Benton, Greenacres, Elm Grove get wins

Cope, Haughton, Benton, Greenacres and Elm Grove all won games played Tuesday and Wednesday. In eighth-grade games, Cope defeated Haughton 36-12 at...

December 2, 2022
2:50 AM

Cope, Haughton, Benton, Greenacres and Elm Grove all won games played Tuesday and Wednesday. In eighth-grade games, Cope defeated Haughton 36-12 at Haughton, Benton downed Rusheon at Rusheon 33-13 and Elm Grove edged Greenacres 13-11 at Elm Grove. Cope improved to 7-0 in district. Benton (6-1) is one game back. In seventh-grade games, Haughton edged Cope 24-22, Benton defeated Rusheon and Greenacres downed Elm Grove 18-13 Benton and Cope are tied for the district lead at 6-1.  At Haughton, Nia Williams and La'Erika Smith tallied 14 points each to lead the Cope eighth-grade team to the victory.

Russell Hedges