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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

Audrina Bledsoe showed how good she could be on the defensive end as Davie’s JV girls basketball team squeezed past East Forsyth, 35-31, on Dec. 13.
When Davie left Kernersville, its overall record was a not-so-great 2-3 – but it stood 2-0 in the CPC thanks to wins over Reagan and East.
“We had a game plan,” coach Lamar Russell said. “No. 24 is a real good shooter and my game plan was not to let her shoot 3s. Right after the opening tip, she hit a 3.
“Audrina came to me on the sideline and said: ‘Hey coach, I want her. I said: ‘Well, she is yours.’ After that, she did not score any more (as No. 24 finished with 11 points). She was in her face frustrating her, so Audrina was a huge help for us on defense. She’s becoming more of a leader on and off the floor.”
Give plenty of kudos to Zahmirah Summers, who carried Davie’s offense with 13 points. Bledsoe and Kate Nicholson added six each.
“Zahmirah has been battling sickness,” Russell said. “She came off the floor – I think she threw up – and then went back out there. So she is also a go-getter for me no matter what, if she is sick or not. She’s going to try her best to get out there on the floor and do what she needs to do. She is strong as an ox. If a girl catches an elbow from her or one of those shoulders she gives when she’s making a post move, they are probably not going to do it again. And if they do, they are just crazy.”

Central 59, Davie 23
Everyone knew Davie would have a hard time competing with visiting Alexander Central in a nonconference game on Dec. 17. The Cougars, who pounded Davie 50-13 less than a month earlier, gave Davie a 36-point thrashing.
Emily Cordova (eight), Summers (five) and Lucy Portman (five) were Davie’s top scorers. Unfortunately for the home side, none of them could find the mark in the first quarter, which resulted in a 26-0 Central lead.

Davie 35, E. Forsyth 31 – Zahmirah Summers 13, Audrina Bledsoe 6, Kate Nicholson 6, Lucy Portman 4, Mabyn Morris 3, Roxy Przybylowicz 2, Sarenity Miller 1.
Alexander Central 59, Davie 23 – Emily Cordova 8, Zahmirah Summers 5, Lucy Portman 5, Audrina Bledsoe 2, Sarenity Miller 1, Roxy Przybylowicz 1, Mabyn Morris 1.