Lady Dukes to play for district tourney title
Published 12:18 pm Friday, February 10, 2023
- Windsor High School’s talented varsity girls basketball team is aiming to bring home the Tri-Rivers District Tournament title Friday night, Feb. 10. Team members pictured include, from left, front row, Keaera Kea-Towns, Tiffany Carr, Elizabeth Shaul, La’Desha Warren; back row, Assistant Coach Tyler Mosley, Nadia Smith, Shamyah Stephenson, Melissa Carr, Trinity Williams, Mariah Stephenson and Head Coach Wilhelm Johns. (Photo submitted by Wilhelm Johns)
Windsor High School’s varsity girls basketball team advanced to the Tri-Rivers District Tournament championship game with definitive victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.
The Lady Dukes (16-5, 10-4 Tri-Rivers) were set to visit Brunswick High School (19-2, 15-0 Tri-Rivers) in the title game Friday evening, Feb. 10.
In the quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 6, Windsor blew out visiting Appomattox Regional Governor’s School 62-14.
Leading the Lady Dukes to that final score were senior guard/forward Melissa Carr, with 17 points, freshman guard/forward Mariah Stephenson, with 12 points, and junior guard Keaera Kea-Towns, with 10 points.
Windsor avenged a 47-28 Jan. 20 road loss to Franklin High School by defeating the visiting Lady Broncos 65-49 in the tournament semifinals Wednesday, Feb. 8.
The Lady Dukes’ scoring leader in this contest was junior center Shamyah Stephenson, who poured in 22 points. Kea-Town stood out again, this time with 14 points, and Mariah Stephenson again contributed 12 points.
Against Brunswick during the regular season, Windsor fell 59-38 at home Jan. 30 and 59-48 on the road Feb. 1.
On Friday, the Lady Dukes were looking to prove the adage right that it is difficult to beat a team three times.
