Edgewood girls advance

Published 11:42 pm Monday, February 16, 2015

GREENVILLE — Demiya Warren and Paige Parker each hit for 17 points as the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs scored a 49-48 bi-district girls basketball win over Van Alstyne Monday night.

Edgewood (21-10) advances to meet Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill in the area round later this week.


“It was a hard-fought game by both teams,” Edgewood coach Kyle Short said. “We had a few playoff jitters in the first half, but played much better in the second half.”

The Lady Bulldogs trailed 36-29 heading into the fourth quarter, but outscored Van Alstyne 20-12 in the final period.

Kayla Dorsey and Paige Parker each had 10 rebounds for Edgewood.

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Class 3A Bi-district

Edgewood 49, Van Alstyne 48

Edgewood 614 9 20 — 49

Van Alstyne 815 13 12 — 48

EDGEWOOD — Demiya Warren, 17; Hannah Jameson, 7; Sydney Taylor, 6; Paige Parker, 17; Kayla Dorsey, 2.

VAN ALSTYNE — Simmons, 2; Mareno, 8; Reno,, 3; Horn, 16; Burts, 3; Sevati, 8; Mayes, 8.

THREE POINT GOALS — E: Warren, Jameson. VA: Reno, Horn (4).

RECORDS — Edgewood 21-10.