On December 8th, The Lady Raiders traveled to Tennessee to face the Davy Crockett Pioneers. Both varsity and junior varsity girls traveled to play them. Although, Davy Crockett is a 3A school compared to our 1A school, varsity coach Jared Coffey believed the Raiders could bring home a win.The girls gave a valiant performance, but came up short in their non-conference game, losing 54-49.
Although the Lady Raiders are young, with only two seniors and one junior, they are expected to have a good season. As of now, Burton's varsity starters include Gracie M., Kemia B., Racheal M., Kacie C., and Tia B. Gracie led the team in scoring with 21 points followed by Kacie with 12. While speaking with Gracie M., a sophomore, she mentioned that she personally thought that although the team played well, there are definitely some fundamentals that the team needs to work on. She felt that this was a winnable game for the Raiders. This put the varsity team at 0-3. As for the junior varsity team, they lost 41-28.
The varsity girl's basketball team will be participating in the Tip Off Classic at UVA Wise. The Lady Raiders will face Jenkins on Friday December 11th. Good luck, Lady Raiders!