Junior Lady Cardinals off to a strong start!

Posted Date: 12/06/2021

The Junior Lady Cardinals are off to a strong start in the 2021-22 season. The Lady Cards earned a win in their first home game of the season last night, coming back to defeat 45-38 after being down by ten at halftime. The Junior Lady Cardinals have seven wins and two tournament championships under their belts. The Lady Cardinals swept the El Dorado Junior High Tournament with decisive wins of 28-9 over Magnolia, 47-25 over El Dorado, and 52-10 over Texarkana. Eighth-grader Isis Wilson led scoring with a strong 24-point performance against El Dorado. In the Hot Springs Junior High Tournament, the Lady Cards started strong with a 55-30 win over Arkadelphia. Seventh-grader Miciah Fusilier finished with a double-double, scoring 25 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. A 34-16 win over Little Rock Central put the Lady Cards in the finals against the host team. They sealed another tournament championship by defeating the Lady Trojans 30-15, behind strong performances from Miciah Fusilier with 11 points and Isis Wilson with 9. Junior Lady Cardinals coach Raymond Buzbee said, “I am proud of the way that we have started the season. It's a result of all the hard work these young ladies have been putting in since April. But it's early in the season and we have a long way to go so we cannot get too complacent.”